THE WORLD IS ‘ROUND.
White in the moon the long road lies,
The moon stands blank above,
White in the moon the long road hes
That leads me from my love:
Still hangs "the hedge without a gust,
Still, still the shadows stay;
My feet npon the moonlit dust |
Pursue the gyassiins Ww ay.
& a ¥ : Wh —TFrom
“A Shropshire Led,’ by
Fhe: world-is round, so travelers
And-straight thongh reach the track,
Trudge on, trudge on, “twill all be well,
gm.
he way ‘will guide one back.
1
‘But’ ere the circle homeward hies
; Far, far must it remove;
White in the moon the long road lies
That leads me from my love.
E. Housman.
“®
of Fate.
BY PAULINE MONTAGE |
* :
Murch
"night, bleak and blustering
outside: with streets “filled
with flying dust, Mrs. Syl-
vester leaned:
cnadrowaen a. sigh of sell
she held: a- Japanesel screen between
her delicate face and the ardent fire.
; She was a. handsome woman, who
wore diamonds ang; velvet queen,
wears royal robes; a wealthy won nn
used to command and control, haughty
and dogmatic in’ her positiveness!
And this évehing she was in her most
positive, imperious mood, “as she sa
there making her dec ision about EN,
Vincent. Then she rang for lights,
by the servant sent a message for Miss
- Vincent to wait upon her as soon. as
Master Garnier and Miss Giralda could
dispense with her services.
It was ten minutes later when Theo
obeyed the summons and came into
Mrs. Slyvester’s presence—a slender,
. pale-faced girl of sixteen or seventeen,
with lovely brown eyes, soft as velvet,
and a great mass of brown hair—a deli-
cate, refined, thoughtful looking girl,
who bore indisputable traces of having
worked almost beyond her strength,
She came quietly near to Mrs. Sylves-
ter and stood awaiting that lady's
pleasure.
“J sent to:have.a word with you on a
subject very distasteful to me, indeed,
Miss Vincent,” Mrs. Sylvester began,
coldly. “I refer 'to'‘a display of for-
wardness and boldiiéss on your part’ to-'
ward certain gentlenien 1 might name
which has been called ta my attention}
more than once. I desiré to say that'l
shall not ‘tolerate any further attempts
on your part, Miss Vincent, to flirt with’
gentlemen visiting at the house—nota-
bly with Dr. Pennington— Ah, do not
not interrupt.me, and I am,indignantly
. sorry to say, my son also!”
“Mrs, Sylvester, YOU,
' Theo attempted to gasp her protest,
but the cold, relentless voice resolutely
hushed lier,
T 6 o'clock of a
‘as a
and
“Denials are more than usclbss, Miss L:
Vincent. It is’ a notorious fact that
you, a mere servant, a common nursery
governess and a seamstress, boldly ‘at-
tempted to engross Dr. Pennington’s
attention last night, and one or two
evenings last week when you were or-
dered to attend the children in the
drawing room. Again, upon more than
one occasion you have inveigled oy
“Son’ into conversation * with ¥You—you.
uukghom his mother hires as a servant!
Li ies Vincent, I have—"
{.Theo was standing there, white and’
Shivers. her eyes full of a horrified
Smpértification and insulted pride.”
“Mrs. Sylvester,” she interrupted,
hotly, “I cannot permit you to launch
such a torrent of abuse at me. It is
not true that I have tried to flirt with
your guest or your son. . Dr. Penning-
"ton spoke to me and I answered, as
any one would have done. As to your
son—-—"" :
And her lips curled—a feature which
«did not escape Mrs. Slyvester’s eyes.
“We will not discuss the subject fur-
them. You have acted in this matter
disgracefully, and in justice to my iit-
tle innocent children I have decided to
remove you from their care over then.
You are discharged from to-night, and
in place of a month's notice you can
have a month's wages—as is my cus-
tom with &ll my servants. As to 2
character,” and the cold eyes took 2a
malicious look at the pale, trembling
girl, “of course that is out of the ques-
tion. You are excused, Miss Vincent.”
She pushed along a roll of bills, but
Thso did not. touch it. Instead the
girl's face grew suddenly cold and
haughty, and she walked out without a
syllable of further protest.
And somehow Murs, Sylvester realized
that she had done so: aething z more than
simply discharge a servant.
iL
“It's a shame—a burning shame!”
Aunt Ibby said, indignantly. “It seems
to me that nowadays the rich do noth-
ing but grind the poor. You poor child,
you—don’t cry any more about it! That
Sylvester woman isn't any very great
shakes herself, you take my word for
it, or she'd not be thinking such things
about you. Don’t cry, Theo. Chirk
up, and we'll go out for a walk to Cen-
tral Park this afternoon, eh?”
But Theo could not “chirk” up, nor
did she go with dear old Aunt Ibby for
a walk to Central Park. Instead she
had cried and worried herself -into a
hot fever that defied all. home remedies
—3 fever that ran higher and hotter,
until even Aunt Ibby thought it was
best to send for a doctor, and a doctor
mwas sent for by little Tim Maguffin,
next floor above.
“And be quick about it, too,” said
‘Aunt Ibby, slipping a penny in his
grimy hand. “You can ran around to
«
Pr. Perry's office in a few minutes, 1| voice,
dénoi®. - AFA “EAT Him to. come Tigi “Of course you will go,” he answered
around.” Jk x decidedly. “When I come back” at ‘7
But Dr. ry wasn't home—out £ | o'clock to dinner I will hear what you |
town for sever: Nl days—and ”
averé puzzled fo know whether,
as M Theo was so awfully
doctor wasn't just as good as anotie
back in -her?
h comfort as.
"ie" was an
| cot,
J fr iendship,
.2rande salon,
and? in’ that full belief,
for his mother's family physician, “to
find Dr.- Callendér. also not available.
And then, to stand 'disconsolately on
a street corner, wendering. what on
earth would. become of Miss Fiyeo; Fast:
as a doctor's carriage. passefl him—evi-
dently a doctor's, and a well-to-do one,
top, as-avitness.the footman , with fold-
ed arms, the proud stej pping “horse, the
handsome robe.
And ragged little Tim, all unaware
instrument of unalterable
fate, sweceeded in’ Attracting: Dr. Pén-
pington’s attention.
“Say, you! you're winted
Miss Theo: Vincent's—No. 86
street—sharp, too! Goin?” ;
Theo Vineent! Clyde Pennington
was surprised, and conscious of a
pleasureable sensation along with it.
“All right, my boy! I'll be there be-
fore you are.”
And sure enough, when Tim reached
homie; there stood the doctor's carriage
at the door, an object of. envious ad-
miration for a score of urehing, while
Dr. Pennington was sitting in Aunt
Ibby's snug parlor explaining the cause
of his appearance and listening to ler
account of Theo's illness.
“And now, if you'll allow
my patient, ” he said.
And tlien he went in to find Theo de-
lirious and talkatiye 2nd entirely J ui-
conscious.
“Of course 1t is not true,” she said,
as He: gat down.beside the pure white
“I. never flirted. with Mr. Harry
Sylvester or, Dr. Pennington either. It
wasn't fair of her to turn me, off with-
out a character, was it?’ And lAunt
down to
Pollard
me to see
‘Ibby and I are so poor!
And, although lie knew thére, wis no
recognition in der bright, ey és, sill, his |
face flushed,
«She is very sick,”
“I .will’ see her
he s: ia,
again
grav ely y.
this afternoon,
Mrs. Bley.” az: ’
. That was the ginning of their
and when, ‘thyee months
later, Theo was sufficiently recov ered
to Accept a situation as trav eling com-
panion to a society lady she knew that
her most valued friend in all the world
was Dr. Pennington.
A 111,
A perfect afternoon, ‘even for la belle
Paris, and Mrs: Sylvester, leaning back
in her«ehair beside the. window of her
thought that life in the
gay city was. the one thing desirable,
and; would, be the one thing most glor-
ious were it not for her son. Harry.
Tor ‘her son, her darling, rer chief
pride; for’ whom 'nofhing ih all the
world was too good, for whom mar-
riageable maidens and shrewd mothers
had angled visibly and invisibly, who
never yet had been disappointed or
thwarted in- all his life, was in a state
of desperation and distress that made
Mrs. Sylvester wonder, in agitation and
dismay, what would be the result of
it all. 5
And “it al’ meant that Harry Syl-
vester was in love with Mrs. Van Ren-
seller's charming’ young ‘friend and
companion—Theo Vincent, whom. two
vears before, Mrs. Sylvester had turned
out of doors. |
“She will not listen to: me,”
‘bad said to his mother
out that afternoon. *“I tell you I must
have her answer—her favorable an-
swer, too—before another twenty-four
Lours go over my head, mother. Un-
less I get her for my wife I'll shoot
myself just as sure as fate. I love her
—Dby George! I never cared so much
for anything or anybody before, and
's only the memory of your cruel treat-
ment of her—the feeling that she thinks
you would not sanction an engagement
—that keeps us apart.”
“You think that?’ said Mrs. Sylves-
ter. tremblingly—a little dismayed.
“I know it,” he answered, hotly. “She
is gracious and kind, but beyond that,
1 tell you, her just pride restrains her.
See here, mother, if you want to do me
a favor—if you don’t want to have me
brought in dead some time—you will
go and tell her ycu want her for your
daughter.” ;
And Mrs. Sylvester knew as she
locked, upon ber son's handsome, hag-
gard facerthat even if it killed her to
humble herself she must do it for his
sake.
#1t is awtully cruel of you!
piteously,. and he
Harry
before he went
” she said,
interrupted her
Brmly:
“You can take your choice—Theo
Vineent for your daughter, or — get
along without me!”
“Harry?!
“I mean it. She won't refuse me, if
you ask her. By jove! she is the only
woman in the worla I shall ever ask.
She shall accept me!
“1 think there is no (da: 1ger of Her re-
fusing such an offer.” said his mother,
a little’ of ‘the old scornfulness in her
ve to say from her.”
hen he had gone, and Mrs. Sylves-
sat in trouble
out, wondering how she could a
and dismay,
he rushed off
compligh her errand and yet hot sacrls
fice her pr ide—how she could conciliate
Theo Vincent, and yet give the-girl to
understand it.was an honor she had’
come to offer..
in a most elaborate toilet, was driven
to Mrs. Van Ranseller’s,
1ade not only a confidential friend, but
a ie ed daughter and choice ebpan
ion.
As Mrs, Vi: y Renseller’s friend so-
1 ciety “had opened {ts most exclusive
doors
favorite -in ‘pleasant social
where her persokal attractiveness, he
sweet winsomeness, her refined intelli
gence, held the position given her.
And Harold Sylvester had renewed:
his acquaintance with his mother’s *
discharged governess, §
This was the result—Mrs.
whiting in Mrs. Van Renseller’s parlor
for Theo Vificent to come, with whom
she was to plead in ler Son’§ behalf.
It seeined like some impossible bur-
lesspre as sie avaited, and there was a
sharp. struggleavithin her between pride
Sylvester
ling who never had been denied,
who ruled her with a rod of iron.
humbled herself for his sake;
solely for his sake. :
And then Theo Vincent came in, a
vision of
SWeCetess,
She
She
only,
in her soft, white dress.
ereeted Mrs, Slyvester in a cour-
teous way, and then waited inquiringly
and perhaps just a trifle haughtily.
And Mrs. Slyvester rushed at once;
into her errand.
“No doubt you will he quite surprised ’
| to receive a message of which I am
bearer, because usually such messages
are delivered personally, Miss Vincent.
But as’ am willing to remove any o
stacles from the way to my ‘son’s ha
piness I determined that in no peter I
way could the accomplishment of his
wishes he decided than by my coming
in a perfectly friendly way to you.
She certainly had not sacrificed her
dignity, and certainly bad spoken very
well,
And Theo, her face expressive of sur-
prise listened, then replied:
“I think I do not at all understahd 4
vou, Mrs. Sylvester. You have evident-
your son, but what, might I inquire?”
But she put the curb on herself and’
went Dl: indly on for her son’s sake.
“Your delicacy certainly does you
credit. I cannot express how delight-
fully charming I find it, my* dear Miss
Vincent. Yes, I am commissioned by
my, con to make you an offer of his
h: ond. his name, his position, his affec-
tions, And, Miss Vincent, if you will
cliaritably permit me, I cordially in-
dorse whatever: will conduce to Har-
old's happiness.”
And for the first time in her life Mrs.
| Sylvester realized that she had eaten
humble pie. : :
“A curious
. face. . :
Will you tell Mr. Sylvester, for me,
please, that in the society in.which I
move it is not customary for gentle-
nen to do their proposals of marriag
by proxy. Will yon also be kind
enough to tell him that under any’ cir-
cumstances I could not possibly con-
sider his offer? And will you inform
him that I have been engaged to Dr.
Clyde Pennington for the past three
months? And, as Mrs. Van Renseller’s
carriage is waiting, and I have an en-
gagement at half-past 5 o'clock, be so
good as to excuse me, Mrs. Sylvester.”
* And so Theo's turn came, and like a
young duchess, she bowed. to ‘the wom-
an who had, all unconsciously, been her
fate. While Mrs. Sylvester went back
to her son. =
But as, a year afterward,
Pennington,
look swept over Theo's
Mrs, Dr.
sitting in her luxurious
parlor on Fifth avenue, read aloud to
Aunt Ibby the notice of Harold Sylves-
ter’'s marriage, it was self-evident he
did not commit the suicide he threat-
ened — unless, rushing into marriage
with a pretty girl after a month’s ac-
quaintance be considered as such.—Sat-
urday Night.
The Sense of Smell in the Horse.
Evidently the sense of smell, the
scent, in the horse is not as well
known or appreciated as it should be
by their owners and drivers.
This sense is claimed to be as accu-
rate in some horses as it is in the dog;
and for those who have to drive at
night, such as physicians, a knowledge
of this {act is likely to prove valuable.
One who has ridden hundreds of
miles on dark nights says he has never
known this power to tail. He conse-
quently advises that the horse “be
not checked in traveling at night.
Give the horse a free head then, and
one may rest assured that he will
never go wrong.”
This is not praising the horse too
highly, though it is quite probable that
what thus appears is due quite as
much to the splendid eyes of the noble
animal as it is to the quality named.—
Home and Farn.
Russian and Jap.
In the excessively cold climate of
northern Russia all classes of people
wear linen underclothes instead of
woolens, and such a malady as a, cold
is unknown. The Russian of those
latitudes: does ~ not understand the
meaning of rheumatism, bronchitis,
catarrh or. consumption. Japan is a
country essentially humid and rainy.
There, are from 180 to 200 rainy days
in the year. The changes of tempera-
ture are sudden. The winter is very
cold. The hopges are ‘exposed to every
wind,,« Fhe dress of the natives leaves
the chest naked, winter and summer,
| and the legs uncovered.
| folks do not wear hats. The country
pass half their lives with their
] water of the’ rice fields.
This war has shown that the
see are the hardiest nation on ear!
The ordinary
| people
She ordered her eavringe and dressed
where, sur-
rounded by: all’ the luxuries of wealth |=
pre refinement, Theo Vincent had been |
and Theo had found hérself a A 3
circles, haf Tf k
i
fago that a dry goods house was nearly,
and love for her sen—that idol and dar- 5 ‘sion.
ithe fire” Wi
elegance and loveliness and ;
i] In all Anping: estab
!
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Japan. §
CAUSES OF STR
NGE FIRES.
Which . Produce
Chemicals and Other
Combinationg
Conflagrations ---
; “Some Pointers For Housekeep 2r'S
4 and, Others, 10a * ole os
1 +4 TTY pees
; io T not Geidtdiy known | are often the cause of disastrous fires.
it~
that a combination of in-
*@ digo and linseed oil is a
at prolific. source. of desiruct-
¢ > or ive fires. Falric s dyed
Q —~ indigo and , finished with a
HR pr epagafion, of linseed, oil will,
if stored in a confined place, take fire
‘of themselves. It was only a few. years
“destroyed because the proprietor did
-not know, the’ destruetive qualities of
oil and indian dyes Lampblack, When
geif afire. The laboratory of: a: per-
i fumer was s neayly WT ecked By an.explo-
Fhe maker of scents believed
and {that a disc harged employe had set fire
| to the. building, but.it was shown that
“dui to: the avaporation 6f a |
ini room ity which a small
gas’ stove bad, been left
urning. s
lishments
- 2 frequent cause of fires is the rubbing
caf leather belting against ‘the edges of
f the aperture through which it passes
fr om. floor to floor. ;
} oi fancy -goods Kouse ¢ a Wrde. won
ault was ‘blowh opén: by some force
sired within ‘and there issued a
‘sheet of flame. Nobody had been An
gle vault for at least twelve hours.
‘he steel bgx vas. filled” with paper
‘dolls; betweerni‘eath pair of whic there’
was. a film of celluloid.
steam pipe was placed against the rear
Gt the wvaalf,. and thé heat itgave out
{had raised the temperature to such a
degree that the celluloid had taken fire.
Gun’ cotton is onc of the :component
‘parts. of celluloid films and the explo-
sion, was the maturdl result of’ a combi-
nation of the gun-cetfon and high fem-
;perature. : Que of the most stubborn
"fires: whieli™ ‘aver “visited St. ‘Louis. had
ly undertaken some commission for pits origin ; in a plate glass window. “Che:
fBane: doncentrated’ the-lreat of ithe Au-
This from the girl she had disgraced! gusts ‘sus upen a. celluloid comb. :
‘The
Yeomb' blazed’ and" sputtered and soon }
Yother samples; of celluloid which were
around it, were, on fire, The flames com-
munica ted sto-dhe remainder of a stock
of inflammablé mérchiandise.
THe overwhelming fondness:.of mice’
for sulphur has been the cause of many
fires.” A fireman told the writer that he
had in several, cases seen nests of
‘matches ivhich' the ‘fats and thé mice
had made between the floors of build-
ings. It is no unusual thing to find that
rodents have lined their abodes with
th ; brimstone anointed sticks The
mice and rats will ‘steal aps old: fash-
fongd sulphur match whenever they get
an opportunity ana take it away to
chew at their leisure. The gnawing
process results in the igniting of the
matches, and there follows a myste-
riops and suspicious fire. The rodent
rega ds paraffin as a chojce delicacy.
If the. insulation of: ani electric” wire
contains this waxy produét’ of petro-
leum the rats will eat it. The bared
wire thus becomes a ready means of
startling a blaze.
In many cages the. steamfitter is re-
ble for destructive fires. If a
1 pipe is too elose to woodwork a
‘process of carbonizing takes place.
A Jit extra heat or a draught of air
may fain a_ flame from the carbonized
wood. Another cause of conflagrations
is the carelessness of carperters. From
time. immemorable it has been a habit
of the trade to sweep the shavings in
between the joists of floors. If either
the wire or the shavings were properly
insulated there. would be.no. trouble.
Buf in one way er another the wire is
exposed and communicates a spark to
the shavings which may be lying near
it.” The sparks may smolder for days,
and then, in the dead of night there
comes a cry of “Fire!”
J FIRE TRAPS OF THE RICH.
The houses of the wealthy, even In
{hese days bf fireproof construction,
are often greater fire traps than the
meanest tenements. The flues in the
abodes of wealth and luxury are often
defective. In many cases only the
width of a brick.intervenes between in-
tense heat and highly varnished and
inflammable cabinet work. Rich hang-
ings and upholstered furniture give the
food upon which the fire feeds. Defec-
tive electric wiring has many sins to
answer for in these days. Electricians
who are supposed to be compewent will
cross wires and violate nearly every
principle of common sense and electri-
cal science. Some of them lead strands
of wire through wooden boxes, which.
in the event of fire, become roaring
flues. Some of the most desiruetive
fires known in the large cities have
been due to carelessness in placing the
wires for electric lighting.
There is a mysterious property in
dust which] under certain conditions,
produces violent explosions. There
have been instances in postofiices
where the dust of the mall bags sus-
pended in the rear of a close room ex-
ploded with terrific force. Dust explo-
signs are of frequent oceurrence in
for and drug mills. :
Spontaneous combustion covers =a
multitude of sins of carelessness. The
origin of many fires in tailor shops may
be graced to thie so-called dry cleaning
| 2 of ‘elothes. ‘A rag dipped in naphtha is
frequently used in: removing
| SPOiE from garments. The ragisoaked
with fpfiammable fluids is thrown upon
the floo¥; © :
When the shop is closed mp and
air is confined the naphtiin s
terial 1 of itself generate fi
{ of cotton piaced in the bold of a
grease
packed away in an ill-ventilated room,’
j.often generates enough heat to set it-
‘vaid or upon the roof.
abolished by
A three-inch
With a special reference
keeper will'wish to hang
“The Jcombinati on of curtain and brack-
.is * the “mantel
Frequently a spark from a cigar finds
a resting place in a cotton bale, where
it smolders for weeks.
One of the most prolific causes of ten-
ement house fires i§ the dark hall. Fre-
quently persons come in after night
and strike mafches in order to find
their way. In many cases their senses
are befuddled with, drink, and the
burning. match sticks are thrown upon
the, floor: Here the matchés may conre
in colitact with greasy matting or with
bits of paper and start a fire” which
smolders for hours and in the early
morning spreads through. the house.
; Rainy, days cause all manner of fires.
It is ‘the custom of the housewife to.
hang wet garments in the kitchen when
the weather conditions w rill not admit
of the’ ary ing of the fi unily wash in the
Frequently she
leaves the damnp clothes hanging in the
kitchen near the stove. The garments.
dry ‘out during the night, and becoming
lighter are easily blown against the
stove by draughts of air. They take
fire: and. before many minutes the
Ww hole kitchen is in flames.
hi requent recommendations have been
ade by the chiefs of city fire depart-
nrents tlrat the swinging gas bracket be
law. Whenever the au-
thorities get a chance they order such
brackets to be remov ed or made sta-
tionary. Hundreds of fires have been
caused by the carelessness of persons
who left these swinging brackets in
such a” position that the flame could
come in contact with lace curtains.
apparently to
ar as-many fires as possible the
easfitter too frequently puts a swing-
ing bracket where he knows the hotuse-
a lace curtain,
‘et.is often fatal.
One’ of the most active causes of fires
decoration.” In many
homes a silken ‘scarf is hung frem the
mantel itself. Whenever there is a fire
in’ the gra te there is danger of the
flimsy Ԥearf taking fire. In tenement
housest small stoves are offen placed
before the mantel.
yards of embroidered and tinseled
cloth: in many cases this decoration
has caught fire from the stove, fallen
to the floor and ignited fat soaked car-
pet or matting. In some houses there
are wardrobes and clothes closets near
the chimneys.
hind the closed doors and subjected in
the winter time to a steady beat from
the chimney is liable to combustion.
In places where chemicals are kept
the varieties of fires are almost count-4
less. Comparatively innocent sub-
stances in themselves may come in con-
tact and generate heat sufficient to
start a lively blaze. One of the Atlan-
“tie freighters came to port recently
with a cargo composed of crude c¢hemi-
cals and cotton. There had been an ex-
plosion of acids and a fire. It seemed
impossible to check the flames, which
had communicated to the eotton. The
fire, however, generated heat sufficient
to liberate the chlorine from a quantity
of bleaching powder. The chlorine ma-
terially aided in keeping the fire in
check, although its suffocating fumes
nearly caused the death of some of the
sailors who went into the hold to fight
the flames.
In thie storage of all kinds of mate-
rials tho much care cannet be
cised. The fact must be taken into con-
sideration that where air does not cir-
CX OY.
culate the chances of fire are greatiy
increased. The observance of tie siin-
ple rules laid down by fire depariments
would frequently obviate the necessity
of inve iting the origin of myster-
ious fires. Investigation, shows that
less than one per cent. ‘of “suspicious”
fires ave the result of ‘deliberate at-
tempts to destroy properiy.—St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
New Carbon Compound.
At a recent meeting of the Academy
of Sciences of France, held at Paris, M.
Henri Moissan presented a paper con-
cerning the preparation and charac-
teris of a new carbon compgund
containing molybdenun. This comn-
pound is ebtained by heating charcoal
with melted molybdenum and alum-
inum in an clectric furnace. The re-
sultant metallic mass is treated with
a coneentrated solution of potash, and
needles of well defined crystals of the
new carbon compound are obtained.
The substance is very hard, is hard-
Iy attacked by acids other than nitric.
and is not decomposed by water ov
steam at a temperature below GIO de-
grees C. It resembles the carburet
of tungsten, already known, which is
not considered surprising, as the met-
als tungsten and nolybdenum are
much alike. It is thought that this new
compound may play a role in molyb-
denum steels.
The method of preparation shows
that even at a rather high temperature
(that of boiling aluminum) a molyb-
denum compound is obtained which
contains twice as much carbon as the
compounds formed at the highest heat
obtainable in. the electric furnace.—
United States Consul’ Covert, Lyons,
France.”
Plants.
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‘Town Topics.
The mantel shelves,
‘are none the less duly decorated With
The clothing hung be-
ONE GIRLS ‘WISDOM.
Te asked the maiden for -a.kiss,
_ But her answer failed to come;
She knew that silence gave consen
So she kept on keeping mum.
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HARD HEADED
“He's got a“fine head for bulges:
“What business?”
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“Playing [football ’—Cleve! end | Plain
Dea Ter.
HE KNEW.
Mrs. Benham—“What are ot io
signs of insanity?’
’ x &
Benham—"“In a man. marriage.” —
‘EARMARKS. i
“How do you know that tues g
married?”
° SIsn’t he carrying allt
=Dotrojt Free Press.
he pathos ses?’
WISH BGY, :
Pop—“Bobby, if 1 were to giv
a dog and.some -one else
cat, what would you have?’ |
Bobby — “Trouble.” , Detr oi I'ree
Press. v3
CONSOLING.
Miss Slim—* Would you
more, dear, if I weren't HO) thin?
Her Fiance—“Of course not; the
nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.”
—Detroit Free Press. _ i
1gve me
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THE RESULT.
Johnny—*“Papa, what -does it mean
when you say ‘a mau is good pt re-
partee?”’
+It means he Hasn't any frignds.’—
Cincinnati Commercial:Tribuné.
«t
UP-TO-DATE. +
“Ate you going to send your daugh-
ter to boarding school this fall 2
“No; she is going of her ow n accord;
we: don’t presume: to dictat
children.”—Detroit IF rec Pres
een ellie.
HIS INCENTIY E.
Friend—“My boy, how. carr yom man-
age to inject such a note of pure op-
timism into all your daily writings?”
Press Humorist—' ‘Easy. ~The boss
told me he'd fire me if I did't.”
SURE WAY,
“IIow can we keep map at a dis-
tance?’ screamed the woman in’ the
derby hat. ; :
“By wearing, erinoli ina’}
the one in the raglan.
Tr aspopded
- Chicago! News.
SHE GOT ALL,
He—*“I hear you won your breach of
promise suit. Did you get all the $16,-
wo?”
She—“Sure; I married my lawyer.”
LEAP YEAR AT THAT.
“She is the stiffest, mdst unbending
summer girl I ever saw.”
“How is that?”
“Why, she won't even stoop te pick
up an acquaintance.”—Chicago Jour-
nal, -
OF COURSE.
“Do you suppose,” murinured - the
thoughtful Theresa, *iliat insects have
any sense of beauty?’
“Why, of course,” replizd frivolous
Fannie, “don’t the moths alwazs oct
into. the prettiest clothes?”
THE REQUISITE
Brigge—'Mrs. Pacer is 2a voz
bright woman, judging from ny inter-
view with her.”
Griggs—*“What did she say?”
Briggs—“Noihing much. Bat ske ap-
proved of what I said.”—Detrcit ice
Press.
THEY AGRE
Mother—*Oh, you careless boy! Just
look at that new suit of yours. There's
no use telling you to keep cican.”
Tommy—*“Great minds run in de
same channel, mom. A'm been think-
in’ de same thing.”—Fhiladelphkia I’ub-
lic ledger.
STROXNC,
“Young man,” whispered the old
spellbinder, “there are some things
about this campaign that will take
your breath away.”
“You gop't say!” responded the
young man. “Are you alluding to the
campaign cigar ¥’—Chicage News.
: A BUM IICRO.
“Pa.” said litle Joans,
For 1 readin’ about?” :
“About a hero named
son.”
“IWas he a baseball hero
“Ng.”
“A football hero, the
*No, miy child.”
“what are
‘Horatiuas,’ ny
pa?”
“Whaut sort of & lero was he, pa?
“He was a h iied the patient
{ father, “who vidi the enemy at: bay
and saved his city from destruction
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