Montour American f'IMNKC. \NUI I , I'roprJ-t»r. Danville, l»«-. M. I •'lll. THE LIGHT IN THE TOWER. It Brought t!io Mcartsorc Lovers Together Again. By AGNE3 G. BROCAN tCoprrlßht. 1.1". I ' ■ rlmn Pr»»« Amt l IHI lull ) The little* iinitcirlxi.il chugged i hwr U) up ihe lake us tin' sir) who wii it* «uly orruiMiit iliriH tnl its course Her brissbng «,ve* gazed oneotisdotr ly upon the water as II juitf<-«l mill ■ losed before licr Then prwwilljr ulif turned with u stnrt of surprise to lliul tliu the shore had been Iff! so far In I In* distance Mlif liml wished t<> lie alone, with uo f.-nr of Interrupt lon shine to think things over, to live npnln in dumim .'jr the day* thst had preceded her broken engagement, to auk herself for the hundredth time If she had not «! fairly nnd Justly In sending Paul away It had all happened n year nso. tout tho rippling lake, even the cottages bnddh-d along the sandy beach, brought bark no vividly the many hap py hours they had spent together. She hesitated now with her hand upon the wheel A nervouH fear possessed her nt Uie thought of returning alone across this vast expanse of waters, nnd then, "*OU*Lt, NKVBK UK AI.ONK LOSII AOAIN." as she raised her eyes, glistening white against the blue sky, like a grent berk enlng finger, shone the lighthouse. The girl leaned forward eagerly. Mho remembered when Paul and she had climbed to the top of the tower and had Btood there long in the silence. The old lighthouse keeper had made much of them. He had gathered great hunches of wild flowers for her, and his eyes had twinkled merrily as he wished them "happiness and a fair voyage" when they departed. lie came to meet her now as the nose of her lioat ground into the sand and reached out a helping hand to draw it nearer. She sprang out lightly and stood suiil ing up into his rugged face. "You don't remember me. <>f cour \" she said, ' but 1 visited your ishitiil last summer and would like tu do • ,• again." "You are very welcome," he •i• t gallantly. "And there tire some 112 " •ne never forgets." An old lad; sat knitting upon the rough wooden platform before the lighthouse door. She arose and put forth her hand In greeting. •This is my wife." the keeper e« plained. "She comes up from the v:: luge to visit me sometimes, aud my Imy calls to take her home In the «•• <.■! of the evening. She'll be real glad i i make you a cup o' tea. but sin- can't he very suciable oa account «>' being deal." And the old lady resumed hit' knitting. The little emerald isle was fragtanl with blossoms, the water lapped its shores soothingly, aud the girl bread, ed a sigh ui' contentment. The lii.hi house keeper slow ly lighted his p ,i.-, regarding her the while. "Well," he naked at length. ",m u came alone this time. Where is Paul'?" "Paul!" she sail! sharply, "What [ hiiu'?" "Not much now." the old ma ire sponded, "for lie left these par *. n. time ago, lint I knew him cousideraele well when lie was a lad back (here in the village. A gum I lad he was, too, burring his foolish notion o' being a great artist. Many a time lie used to uonie rowing up here to sketch mo •-r Ibe light or some crumbling old thi*';. •hat ho called 'picturesque,' and lie would be talking about going abroad to study when he could raise liie money." "Yes," the gir! said quickly, with strange bitterness in her sweet voice "that was the trouble—he needed money." The old niau looked at her gravely "Just what do you mean by that':" he asked. Since the day she had put Paul out of her life forever the subject had been forbidden even her dear - friend. \'o one dared mention his name in her presence. Yet now she decided suddenly to unburden her heart to the man whose stern gat'.o was fixed upon her, and the deeisi «.r right or wrong upon her part shoitli lie left to his judgment. "When I went to spend last sumuier «>ver there upon the lake shore." s!-..» *alil, "it was well known that I had been left a large fortune through i!i> ■death of my parents, and. though nn aunt did her liest to warn mo against fortune hunters, her teachings were all forgotten the momeut I met Paul, lie had filed up a temporary little studio down there upon the sand, and I was greatly interested in his work and in the future which he described in such glowing terms, and—well, at la.-it we became eniruimd H<> im»i ri.. ier»tnirt« n>iet lo I event tits hive for tu", lm my motif) I.HOti.il up n Rfnl ■ I i n h* In hl« | i ide. lint the qinstMl hull Suemwl to H«k ttMMf ss We wsllnd ttl • i iwn tiioonllwlil I'tftiltlft, and Mftrt Hi I we DM Veij hupp) until I I null |l|e Inilll It tilts totil to sunt l day I met (lie girl who had lieen |ioitit iil out to me ns Bessie Huberts SI. came from the direction of Paul's >;u ' dio, nnd. following nn Impulse, 1 re traced my steps nnd entered the sutltn little room. 1 It was entirely empty, but upo; an easel stood n covered picture, ar a* I raised the drapery Bessie Itoberts pretty face, pictured with unasu beauty, confronted me. Iran blind!.' i up the winds to our hotel and wrote i note to Paul telling him that I w , conv laced he desired only my nione> and refusing to see or hear from him again." The girl's voice fullered ! "If he had not deceived me," she > nid | haltingly, "I might have found a way I to help them Isith." The old keeper aroused himself whii ; a start. His pipe had goue out He I spoke huskily. j "I knew Bessie Koberts as 1 did | Paul," he said. "They have always been friends—no more. And now sli ■ is married to a rich broker fellow who came to the point about the time you did last year. They have a big sum I mer home over there, and Paul's por | trait of Ilessle hangs in the hall The i broker fellow pnid him well for paint ) Ing It, they say, and I fancy it was one of Bessie's ways of helping her | old friend en." I The girl sat speechless. Her face j hml grown very white, j "Don't you fret, child," the old man | said compassionately. "Ile'll coiuc back, for I've found that love is like a j light shining over stormy waters I! | generally leads us back to port, nnd j bless me," he exclaimed. "I've got »n I erraud to do over at the other islnn 1 jlt will only take a jiff.v. See that I black cloud yonder? That means a | breeze and a shower—be all over pre: ' ty soon, but promise me you won't ] stnrt out to navigate till I get back." ! He was already running down the | path to his boat. j "Promise!" he called back, and the j girl nodded a smiling assent. I The old lady hnd fallen asleep over i her knitting, so she stood uncertain I for a moment in the great stone door way, then, entering, ascended the iron I steps, which resounded beneath her j trend as she followed the winding \\ n up and up, coming out at last upou ; little balcony with the lake and hit' stretching far below. The breezeca;u up quickly, tearing ut her skills ,ir< j tossing the liuir about her eyes as j groped confusiitly for the handle I the little iron door, but even as i reached to v-rasp It the door blew sir | there was a metallic click, and s. knew that in closing the door h..t I locked Itself, | Then in vain she pressed her weigh. | against it as the raindrops fell c.u . . i her face; then, leaning dizzily ... ; she tried to make her voice r. 'i j the deaf ears below. The keeper' I wife would think she had gone aw • I with him. she reflected despairing!;. I She sank down on the narrow p'. j form and looked at her watch I o'clock. In an hour or two at the ne ■ | he would return to light the lamp if she could only tight off this strj . i giddiness till then. Resolutely buried lier face in her arms, feari:. I to look down Hours afterward • i could it have been moments? j heard steps bounding up tho stairs. ; I doorway thrown open, and she uuc. \ ; ercd her eyes to look up into Paul's own eager ones. | "Oh," she cried breathlessly, "I have | been alone so long!" He drew the wet little figure quie!;l ! into shelter. I "You'll never be alone long again if j 1 can help it,"he said fervently. And just then the blue cap of the : lighthouse keeper appeared at the to; of the stairs, nnd from beneath h nritn his eyes were twinkling. "Where did you find him," the girl asked joyously, to bring him back to ' me?" "My liy'ut searches out all the hlddei places," lie an iwered. with a -:i! .! •• ' Chuckle. Aud. as th«y eum» out bund in leu through the stone doorway and m •••. looking far over the darkening Ink suddenly across its broad surface th-ae flashed a rippling path of golden light s light that led the mariner who lee been far from home on the truckle I deep back into a hm en of rest and 112 ten to those for whom he has strivi n j at sea. "Paul," the girl repented softh "le\ e j Is like a light shining over stormy I ti r* it leads us back to nort." I Similarity. 'What a noisy thing that bass drum | is!" remarked ihe clarinet disgustedly. "Yes," replied the trombone; "just | like a human being, isn't it?" i "I.ike n human being?" "Yes; it's the oue with the big head that makes the most noise."—London Telegraph Shaking Hands. Few people know how to shake hands well The general run of folk either gin- a limp i aw and allow it to lie shaken or else grasp yours iu theirs and nearly dislocate it with their vio lence.—Loudon World. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM l'tom. a luxuriant N«*vcp Fails to Bcatore CI ray II air to ltn Youthful Colot. « RE-ENACTED TRAGEDY. Story of a Mysterious Happening to an Automohiicr. Ut r A MItCHEL. |Cn|et. the rold more Intense, and I wns beeotu ing drowsy when 1 saw n light Kicker Ing to my left a short distance nliend ltelng nt the foot of a rise, ihe iiseent of whl' h Involved n cut nnd a drift, 1 left my machine liesldc the rond that it might not be In the way of pass Ing vehicles nnd walked townnl Ihe light tiradanlly n big brick house loomed up before me, nnd ns 1 ad v a need lights appeared nt every win ilow of a Inrge and Imposing structure By the time 1 reai-lusl the front ilisir ihe place was brilliantly illuminated. I rupiied with the brass knocker, the door wns Immediately thrown open by ; a butler, and I found myself in a house where a social function was in progress. "I nm a belated traveler caught In the storm. Will you kindly ask your master if he will give me shelter for the night'" While I was speaking a gentleman advanced, heard my story und invited Ime In. A masquerade ball was In progress. There were people dressed as ancient llomans, lireeks aud Asiat- I ies. Pirates, priests, kings and harle quins mingled Indiscriminately. The gentleman who received me was the | host nlid was dressed to represent a judge with wig and gown, lie in sisted on my taking part in the festiv ities, und since 1 was young and de voted to pleasure I consented, though I nt first demurred on the ground that I was not in costume. I entered the main room, where dam 1 ing was going on, feeling out of place 1 in ordinary clothes among so ninny KNI.L.T lIKPOUK TIIK UUh K striking eostumcs. My i inhurrassmeu', was by no means disturbed by the in tention 1 attracted for the plaiuuess of my costume, tine would suppose by the way these people stared at hie that my ordinary sack coat, vest and iron sers were more curious than those worn by themselves It seemed to uic that true politeness would have ieil them to pass tuy deficiency without uotice just as a person of feeling will refrain from siarini: st any physiml defect sui-h as a birthmark 1 soou found myself dan itig with the rest, choosiug my partners at t«il» III: VMi I'll Is, f..r In. HI- ' yv.-irs npitiltil ns line., Suf- t. Ahravn R ( -ti C SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS • TRXKD EVERYWHERE fin hi* MMMNH*, 1»« «lt«»p|w*rlti» tNmnth * do«t mm Hiintlu-t twin | "11il« hi ens. Ilt»« < hnr»< Mrs •WH * vr • nnty does Mary trvmhlo nl I hi' slrhi if l llMlit'ili lull Hhn fntnl* HI lhi> slclil nf HIP plii Itrf In H Mttnev, where I phuoii Iter, fnnninii lift until ah* nnw l»ml In c«n« i«c I H it* surprised *♦*"' i hnm» nf ihi' Indies mnip fnrwnrd I" n»«M hi»r booking Hlmiit for nntw» < ( them, I "nw litem nil dancing attend I otiiii on llh> nlil painted hag, with hi t 1 Ntmiimns milted nllar and l**ll*>'ht '' with (MTH HIM east a glani O<• Hlnnalty tow ird till' and nty ettltfl.o j nin! n mure tiinllnisnt »mw| I ne\ot riiwrnl I'fl the fm •' i>f tiny hitman t< ■ Ine II "ii'iihil Intended in win the fawning li|mil her that the sllghto- 1 sympathy with Ihn HfnttWh «|itoeti | w nnld ln> * Wiled wtth n frit lit fm re vonpe Mary ii|if"ii i| her pyw and, *eolni- HW tonkins down lit lirf with Inton-"- Hi>lll Itnde, gn\o inn H responsive glance thnt went straight In my heart 1 could tint lull contrast In>r beauty she was Ihn Wry Image nf the portraits I j hnil wen of hrr prototype with Hint nf ihn thin fneed, aklnny, wrinkled nhl 1 Woman Willi WIIH personating Kllxn Itcth Whrn Mnry Itntl sutlh letitlj ri' nivi rod tn spenk dim bogged nin to go for wine, thnt she might l>n strength onod hy It I lolit lier thnt I would tin j HO If HIIO would promise that my place ■ her » houtd lint bo tilled wltli nuothiT cavalier "No fear of thnt," she replied gloom j tly. "No mvallcr could tm devoted ti me and live." I wont to thn supper room and re 1 turned with a cup of wine What wa«' my astonishment to tlnd every thin;: changed Marv, whom I had loft a few minutes before on n unfa, was belli:' j tried for treason, having aspired to ; the crown of her cousin. Queen Eliza heth. That the trial was a moot out j I did not doubt. It was eertnlnlv a ' mockery, for nothing was proved I Nevertheless the Judge the host pr" nouncod a sentence of death against the accused Then the court broke up j and the spectators scattered. "If this were uot so grow-some," 1 said to one of the guests, 'if the ac tors were not so Intense In their parts. I the enactment of a historical occur j reuce at a masquerade would lie a I capital Idea I shall suggest it fur the nest masquerade ball to which I am invited " | The man to whom 1 made the re mark looked at me as if he did no, > quite understand my meaning, then I walked away. I strollisl into another room. group occupied it, consisting of Qucc Elizabeth and courtiers. The i|Uocii s:;: at a table, before her a parchmei.: nnIUK the document. she signed i and handed It to one of the men pre- 1 cut. and lie carried it out of the room ; These scenes were becoming so rc.i Istio as to lie imsitlvely painful I a most wished uiyself back in my auto mobile, facing the driving storm. Hut, the worst was yet I" come We wen nil dancing a wild ligure when sud denly the stroke of a bell brought c\ ery one to a standstill, it was fol low ed by others. Then from out one o; the rear rooms came a little proc s siou, at the head of which walked. Mary For the drst time glauelng t" ward the other end of the room, 1 - . a block similar to the one shown • day in the Tower of London on w!i state prisoners were beheadisl. and i shuddered at the exis'Utloner sti'iu'i Iwslde It, leaning on the handle nf !ii ax. "For heaven's sake," I groand her eyes full ujmn in.' w t' one lus; besiHsdiing look I st.i: forwanl to put a stop to t!r.< iuipersouatlou. but was selKcd by i men standing behind me and held iu • ( firm grip. Mary, seeing my luteuti • und Its thwarting, gave me a IHSI ! of mingled gratitude and despair. Ti she kuelt before the block, the ev tiouer swung the ax aloft, it desi ivi ' n Mary, view of the sjKit where 1 had seen It ' executed. 1 lookiil for the block, f> t blood stains on the floor They h.n. vanished '! "Where the deuee am I•" I <'X. I;ii!• 11 ed. "I.uckily not frozen." was the repl* They told me that I had been foum! : asltvp in my automobile, had been i rlcd to the house iu which I was . > • with tho dUßottHf. Mow. I am uot goi tg to suggest thnt • there was anything remarkable it •j one's seeing the sights I did when im ■ consiious. Nevertheless there is .; . : rlous coincidence enutni'teii with t'l matter I learned that the house i which I was carried and where I wit | nessed the tragisly was several Inn dred years old and had once bee" o ■ ! rupied by Mary, queen of Scots i'r ■I dltion gives more than this It saj* >! that Marj anil F.lizabeth mice in-- there at a tiall Hut of this there i no hlstnrh-al record At the same thai Elizabeth might have been In Scot land Incognito and been entertained at i this very house. In Portions. i llost uit village inu. euteriug bod . room at 3 a. tn., to occupant of the bed)— Heg pardon, sir. but two more tourists have arrived Have you slept j enough? Vague Information. "What did the fellow do who stol® the drum from the band when he saw the leader coming with a policeman?" "He beat It."—Baltimore American. Cheerfuiuess Is an ofTshoot of good i ness and wisdom. Mo\e« ) COST OF WAR GURINB PtilCt I'll! mil the ft si year Milled Jlttn I»| t»IO, Ihn I *i»-adtlnri» of the Unit I ill llllltlH tIMIIIIII nil HI • i tlllt nf Ibe ' 11111 l slid liHll SMli-nlltiil to 112 H I' 7 I i Hit Willi pi-|i * tnliw mill! d, w! 'lt II II I" i-eunidi'd »» i *|>i -till itli 11 * (tiowiln i ont tif |m«t WJIIH, thn ttiilitnri btnlgel I id tin* )»•» elnl slid etvillaed nsttim i-Hine to #4lH|:| K,J in the |-ii»t >eat Knr nil I-1% 11 purpote* tl.e tn ntuiy ) ;»ni nut MI.M I '.' , ill a pinpiuti' Iml linnlH mil inlll lJ*l V I-kp) lidltliri s win ! si*tv seii-n pi-r cent and out civil i \ l» inllturi H tlility tl ri i- js r cut i i 1 the tntnl The pnhlio debt* nf thn lis ilnim are PHtn-ntlally wst debts; and in veiv few im-tances b»\e tlicit' ill lit etnr been |mid The war cx|rn»fH of the clvd'aed wotlil from I?>•:< to lii'ti j were over twenty-tliren billimie; the j pnhlio debts of the Kurnpcan states exceed tWelltv-HiX billions. The pre M lit Oongress will consider the ap| ro priatiou of millions for fort i fii-itt i f-ipni ni ohlni r; iiui hoii»t'liuUl KHrnid. Dn hi \ j .uoilont-eih Till M«rch 2—i IIMIU'H ?»i«rHn». Wist (icin tH*k Twp . iifiir >wt n «la, ut 9 ; .1 . wil si ll i•« tm n « own, Imph im-nts hi t ■ oUHfhoUl UooiU • um'l auotl<»n«-nr. ' Manila—Aaron Dietrich, on A ! 1. Iteilileiii, tariii. In-t WI-I li >i inw ln-rry Ittdv i il K cltaiiii . tit 10 *n .will sill Horse ; ■ utile oKs, KurmiiiK I - ploments. eti •lelil ,V Kreppenneck, iiU'-tlonet-rs. rlii It-siDAV. March 9-Calvln W Itet 1 will si-I nit premise* neur t!itllliiriilft Ortiuji tall, til 1, NieMiini' Tuwnsli p, Ht 10 - 'flu iiorses. ' attte. It' KS, •' ull r> . I iirut linidi j cuts. Household OIMSIK, m-iir'y 1.1-W ;I h.i i tiisiilliie Engine ami s inch < hopping Mil j ■ it-. Krepi-euiieck & lebi auctlnnis rs. March 10—llnuiiril Vegnelr.. I.in i .-rty tnwtislep.it miles south west of Wusb ifiittoiivtlie, iiear link Ornve.at 10a in., »t I -..-II Horses, tattle and Farm M«chiuer> i Huclloueer. WKONKSHAY. March. 1% Kri.ttk 11. >i-or en liean Kami near le-htiuilnnv Hie. at 10 a in. wi 1 si b Itorsi-s. Cattle, Hogs anil Karlti -1 IDK Mmiilut ry. Kreppenneck .V Inehl, auc- I tioueers. TI'KSHAV, March 21—James W. I.owili-. strawts-rty ttldge. at 'J a. nt. will sell Horses, i attle. Farming Machtnery and Household UIHHIS. Dlehl auctioneer. TfE-liA V. March J*-K. H. Myerley. K. K. ti. No i. Krusty valley Road, i mil* from sitraub's church, will sell Horse,. Cattle. Farming implements anil Household Goods. Site Couldn't Fool Him. "You have a splendid figure," said tho tal'or. "1 shall have no trouble In giving you an excellent fit." Feeling fairly well satisfied, the man 1 v -ut to a shoe store "Your feet -re splendidly shaped and rather small i".' a man of your size, too." mi id the i loti. -These shoes are Jut what >ou ought to have." lie took thein and bought a hat at the hatter's, where he vas told that he had such a finely shaped head and sut h splendid features that the hat which he trtod on first was just what lie needed to make him look his best Then he passed Into a large ;'.«-part ment store and. finding the glove coun ter. sat down whore a pretty young woman was waiting to serve him. "Just place your elbow on the coun ter. please." she s;;i 1 "What a finely shaped hand you have; Lot me"— "Wait!" h* commanded. "Hy tSeorge. i you can't tun that over on mo! I used to lie the catcher on a baseball team" RnfTiili News Could Not D»ny It. "I will ask joti." said the lawver. who was trying to throw doubts on the testimony of a witness, "if you have ; ever been indicted for any offense against the law?" "I never huve. sir." "Ilave you ever been arrested on a j charge of any kind?" "Never." "Well, have you over been suspected i of committing a crime?" , "I'd rather not answer that ques ! tlon." "ITa! Y'on would rather not. I I thought so. I insist upon your answer ing it. Ilave you ever been suspected ■! of crime?" •| "Yes, sir; often. Every time I come home from a trip abroad tho customs inspectors at New Y'ork city suspect me of being a smuggler."—Chicago • Tribune. Hate All Around. ■ i The famous English chief justice i Holt and his wife hated each other to j Ihe limit, aud when she fell danger . ously 111 he was so delighted that he ' became disgracefully tipsy. Hut his ! wife was equal to the emergency and 1 sent for the great I»r. Badcliffe, who . hated Holt, and therefore out of spite i when the case was presented to hint > came with groat promptness and sav ed her life.—Westminster Gazette. His Impression. I Mrs Knlckcr—Now. will you remem ber everything. John? Knlcker—Yep. I'm to turn the fiowers out at nigh', and sprinkle the cut. —Harper's Ha zar. wco — Mntnr Instant*neous. powerful, clemi explo*lon—quick ignition— M L no <**rboo deposits- these nro iruaranUtfd. All retinad M Power Without Carbon product*. No "natural" KUULINU U**Hl. WAVERLY OIL WORKS COMPANY. Independent Refiner*, PITTSBURG, PA. J I IHE IBID? 11l ANTHBAGITc Tin w>atlirr (»• Nottiiibtif mol «*if*t KM inoiilli '**> I-* ili 112 aviitalitt t 1 to i lit i It* Tim market I* Iwl'i r ii >tl I I I nil' Mt matloii lA* fin-• #i»ii « iMif 'it O'Hll HI Mil- | HH I' i" >1 In wuli 112, hi, IHi ulai kill i I it\ of tlit* I'HI -ll|'| l). 'I i > nil lilt tlioti infill lliMlUKllOUl .Nit-. I lit/lnli l liiih lii't'll ) -11 I fur III »• HMIII, idiowtiitf Hint RI-IHIL ili-nl. i' writ- not iivi-rxttM-ki-il, and that >i« MWIII Hl> T lit* RNU *« HI|IT I V it demand In wan ' tin ft-11 , tlipy WITH fnrcwl to n-i- j Ll' IIIKII their itlockn, nml thry h.tvi ooiiAt-i|npiitly In-ill most uiMHit ni ti'Hiii, I proui|it deliveries, At tidewater, l-u • iii*i*it has been vi-ry active, and tip to; I 11 us weak imiMt nf tho companies wt ie| I way lit-liiuil in filling orders, Thlsl ! wick fluds tin' New York harbor pinlf! Willi a belter supply of prepared si/e». Mutaken Modesty. Tbi> lesson nml significance of nn «*x l>erlcnco lncor|Mirat«Hl by Mr Mitti ; rlit* Ihirlni: In bin In ink. "Itusslan 12s- j ! liny ft itntl Stories," are undoubtedly tho ! mistake of uuderrntlnK tine's wares. I One is likely to be taken at one's j j word Once when Mr. liurlng was ! | competing In u civil service examina tion mid appeared as a candidate In j the German viva voce the German ex- I ainiiicr asked him if he could speak 1 German. "Yen. a little," he answered modeat- ! K "Oh." said the examiner, "I will then wish you pood morning. I will no dnubt have the pleasure of seeing you aKain the next time there la an examination." The next time there was an exami nation Mr. Ha ring presented himself ; again. The German examiner, who j happened to be a different man, asked J Mr. llariug If he could speak German. | He replied: "Yes, 1 speak it as well as Bismarck I ! spoke It.and my written style com bines tho solidity of Leaning's, the limpidity of Goethe's nnd the lightness of touch of Heine's, as you have no > doubt observed from my written pa- I ; INTS." "Then 1 need not trouble you any i i further," said the examiner. That time Mr. Baring got full marks, j I A Camel's Stomach. The stomach of a camel Is divided ,' into four compartments, and the walls of one of these are lined with largo j i cells, every one of which can be opened , nnd closed at will by means of power- j fill muscles. When a camel drinks It ' drinks a very great deal. Indeed, It 1 goes drinking on for such a very long time that really you would think that 1 it never meant to leave off. But the fact is that it is not only satisfying 1 its thirst, but is filling up Its cistern • ;is well. One after another the cells 1 in its stomach nre tilled with the water, and as soon as each is quite full It Is 1 tightly closed Then when the animal 0 becomes thirsty a few hours later all 1 that it has to do is to open one of t the cells and allow the water to flow t out Next day it opens one or two more cells, and so It goes on day after -, day until the whole supply Is ex - haunted. In this curious way a camel ; can live five or even six days without drinking at all and so is able to travel • quite easily through the desert, where i> the wells are often hundreds of miles apart. Red Tape and Matrimony. Some of the reasons why a French man may not marry are given by a correspondent of a Paris newspaper, lie has been trying to get married for three years and lias not yet succeeded. '• French marviage law is a tricky thing '* to deal with, if the prospective bride ** groom has not lived more than six " 1110:11lis at his address a? the time of the marriage lit* must get a certificate ; rigned by the landlord and couelergo " cf every house where he has lived pre viously till he gets back to one where lie did live for six months. Birth cer il ; tiflcates are required and tho written j consent of parents. < ! As no paper must bear a date more than two months old, It often happens I that the marriage must bo postponed • jto get the papers renewed. The man il | who hnd been foiled for three years once succeeded In making all his pa o! pers correct, when he was called up s j for Ills periodical term of military t j service, and this threw his papers out 0 1 of date. Another time he arrived before tho mayor with his bride, but the cere mony was not performed, as a certlf e i lcate of his first wife's death was not n I forthcoming. A Philosopher. s i Little Willie Say, pa. what is a 1 ! philosopher? Pa—A philosopher, my ~ | son, is a man who can pretend to have j a light heart when he has a light j pocketbook.—Exchange. The Supply. Knk'ker—All the fools aren't dead ; yet. Boeker— Another trouble is that , they aren't all born yet. Million* In Ostrich Feathers. • | Ostrich feathers to the value of 1 (WO,OOO have been exported from the ; Capo of Good Hope In 0110 yoi\r. PRIMITIVE PHYSIC. Jnhn W««l *y at • Phyiltlan and »t Hit NtmtdiM Ill« ii if it ner-tlly known that .Inhn We ley In "lie «112 hit brief Interval# nt h-lnltlv imiiiMiut a soil nt iwdleal *it i II 11 t'.ii I i i inappropriately "t ill it* I h i|t-." It wm drat pub Itrhi il In li't. a lii i in Info at ('"aal iwinii i nr ii',- -a- i'in- author was l 111 «t| |r, il I lute nn« I swift •ml I I r I til mil f-r It In the lit I . > , „ io a.hi Hi# v r I i it r M -t'le* lb* iit ini- j| Ii I it iiieiutwhlla fi nml tp| i in, if i* iia After flic i . I-fill ir!-il 'I nntwlth slant tin* t.b, ii -. ; tilt* learned her* f' r .1 r i.i rn.iig ;'iid evening" j t-r n i', i -I'- nof tieii:**s" ..r "lie elec trlfli ti "or "chew cinnamon dally i' your «a'lvn " Tho twa ■ *-(v*t pan ' ITH in the Wesleyau doc i trine are tho n-.i* of cold water nnd the UHe if etc -trlclfy, and nt ttie end of the li'iok aro columns of every sort at tils, ase which may he overcome tv the-(* Kiluple expedients.--8t Jatnea Gaaelte Betrothals In Germany. In G> rmariy an elaborate method o* announcing the betrothal prueti, ai'.v I puts an end to all breach of prou.is.* | cases. As soon ns a couple become j engaged the pair visit the towu hall and declare their willingness to marry and sign, with witnesses, a series of documents which render a change of mind nil the man's part practically out of the question. When eith -r party wishes to withdraw from this agree nient the pair nsain visit the town hall and additional documents are foriur.l'> signed, witnessed and sealed. The uu tlmritics then determine the ijuestlnu of compensation for Injured feelings, etc. Ready For the Storm. "I Intend," the poet wrote, "to con tlnue to storm the citadel of your af -1 feet ions.'' "Storm away." she wrote back, "but I've just succeeded in getting In out li the wet by becoming engaged lo a dei-i ! old man who has $0,000,000." -Si I I.i.uis Foat-Dispatcli. The Smallar One. | Many stories are told of Tom i» I sudden flashes of wit—as, for instance. I when Miss Heed struck the cartii 11l- Stead of the golf ball and he said. I "flit the other ball. Kitty."—Portland I (Me ) Express. An Instance. I "We don't realize how much a thins'* j worth till we've lost it." "That's right. For instance, my life ' Is Insured for slo.ooo."—Exchange. I I No man is such a conqueror as the I man v.'hi has defeated himself.— ■ I Beecbcr. Tearing a Proverb to Tatters. j One of our correspondents, to whom so far as we • an remember we nevec, did any injury, sends us the following; ■ | Carlyle said that genius is an in .i Unite capacity for taking pains. W& venture to tlUnk this definition appro , i pria te to a clerk. 1 But In a doctor genius Is an infi nite capacity for sinking pains, in a commercial traveler, for taking! i trains. | j !n a literary man, for raking braina.l In a sanitary engineer, for making drains. And inn l>ou Juan, forsaking Janes. j Oscar Wilde's emendation of thft I I proverb was nt once briefer and mortj i obvious. "Genius," he said, "is an !»• . finite incapacity for taking palaa.*— | London News. A Striped One. . 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