VOLUME 2.
reynoldsvillf; tknn'a., Wednesday march 7, inn.
NUMBER 42.
A MOUTH CURVLD UP AT CORNERS.
The world fa nnt an htu n p!nr
Ar I hp Kfnwliiitf vync imltttn it.
And life in the main if fnlr iind nwt
Till prltlslimf mar n:nl tiifittfl It.
8o don't brlnmt to h rnlft rrrw
And dnn't Ik onp of tin M-ortirr
Don't iTonlxtnt with fir'iv.tlnl brow
And a mouth tlriuvn il unnt thr roihrtn.
Though fortune wrim-ili to frown on you.
lie never yon dtwotn rrtrd.
If you ut ymir month into rainbow iiiiipe.
Pi. iv li ttlie 1hw Im' ln i rtcd.
Thoi;l. yuu bceliKhtt'd byfortun' iH-tn,
Tho'iiKh yon bo unnu'tl by Hip M'friturs
BHH Vi vp a henrt tltnt Is brave uml Mlrnng
And it mouth curved up ttt the c-nriirr.
Don't took on life ihrniitfli a ntnoky rIrbs.
Thr world n much n you tnkn it.
TwiU jti Id you Imck a nim of Hulit
Or a Blow of warmth If you mukn it
Howpvor fortune may win to frown,
However may worn the urornero,
8(111 fare ynur fate with a ft arlettH eye
And a month curved up at tho cornura.
Martha 8. White In Uood llouwkeepfnff.
LEGENDS OF LADIES.
A DISCUSSION OF THE INFLUENCE OF
BEAUTY ON THE TENDER PASSION.
Ill the llrvll I vcr Chuko tho Life Out of
It Itrniitlrul Vtmilnn? A Story Which I.
Very f.itritl, In Fuy tho I.cmt A lloim-ly
Ytotmin Srrn Through l-uvt-'. l-'.c..
A discus-ion interesting to tlin 1, idles
Is running t h v. m li some of the French
pa pi is. Briefly stated. tln in's1 ion is
whether or not beauty tins nm thing to
ilo with lh(! kindling rf the tcnih r pas
sion. Handsome viii!i n s ty yes; home
ly ones, or, to lio more correct, the less
beautiful. Buy no. In proof of tho
soundness of their platform, which re
jects the plunk of nITcftinn for loveli
ness only, tho hitter have, unearthed tho
musty old It genii of tho loves of Leile
anil Megnoun.
When the king of Persia henrd of the
mitten young ninn, lie sent for him ami
asked him how it was that he hud be
come so desperately spoony.
"In order to understand that," re
plied Megnonn, "yon would have to see
my ladylove."
"Well," mid the king, "lot's ace the
, wonder."
Leile was brought before him. She
was redheaded, scraggy, squint eyed,
stamp nosed and freckled face.
"A thousand blizzards!" roared his
majesty. "Is this the object of your
extraordinary ardor? Splinter my scep
ter! The meanest slave in my kitchen
is better looking than she!"
"Then judge how I must love hdr,"
said Megnoun, "since sho is as bounti
ful in my oyes as she is homely in
yours!"
80 far so good. Dtit here comes the
loriil legend of the fnmous Ninon tie
Lenclos. Ninon flourished during the
reigns of Louis XIV ami Louis XV, and
many enthusiastic descriptions have
beej given of her incomparable charms.
Well, one fine day Mile, do Lcnclos
was quietly seated in her parlor when
the set van t came to announce to ber
that a gentleman wished to see her, but
that he won Id not give his name. She
told the servant to say to the stranger
that ehe was engaged with company and
oould not see him.
"I know very well," said the stran
ger to the servant, "that mademoiselle
is alono. Go back atd tell her that 1
have a matter of the very highest im
portance to communicate to ber."
This strange reply tickled the curios
ity of Mlle.de Lenclos. She gave or
dors to admit him. He appeared before
her. He was a little old man, clad in
black, with a sinister look. He wore
black skullcap and carried a little
black cane. His eyes were full of Are;
but, after all, his features were intel
lectual. "Mademoiselle," said be, "be good
enough to send away your waiting
maid. Nobody but yon alone must bear
what I have to reveal."
Ninon was terrified at first, but at
last, remembering that she was in the
presence of a little, decrepit old man,
he took courage and sent away the
waiting maid.
"Don't let my visit frighten yon,"
aid the stranger. " It is true that I do
not bonor everybody in this way, wit
yon have nothing to fear. You bare
before yon a man who is obeyed, more
or less, by all the world, and who can
bestow at will all the gifts of nature. I
was present at your birth. I fashion
the fate of all human beings, and 1
have come bere to learn from your own
lips how 1 shall dispose of yours. 1
bring you the highest titles, enormous
riches and an eternal beauty. Which
will yon have? Take your choice and
rest assured that no mortal on earth has
the power to give you so much."
"Really, sir," said the woman,
laughing, "you are very bind, and the
' magnificence of yonr gifts is so great
that"
"Mademoiselle," said he, interrupt
ing ber, "yon have too much good sense
to make fun of a man whom yon do not
know. Choose quickly. Which will you
have titles, riches or eternal beauty?"
"My dear sir, " said she, "there is no
room for any hesitation over the good
things that you offer me. I'll tuke eter
nul beauty. But what must I do to
obtain this precious gift'r"
"Muderooisello," euid the stranger,
"you must write your nnnio upon my
tablets." And be presented to ber an
old blackened tablet, npou which she
signed ber name. Then bo gave her a
light tup of his black cune upon the left
shoulder. "That will do now," he said.
"You will be beautiful all through your
life, and yon will live for a long time.
You wlH'creato passions nt a period in
life when other women are in the hor
rors of decrepitude. Yon will never
grow old. 1 (five yon the power to
rhnrm everybody. During 0,000 years
I have traveled through the universe
from one end to tho other, and upon the
earth 1 have only found four women
who were worthy of this Rreat privi
lege. They were Sciniramis, Helen,
Cleopatra and Dlnnn do Poitiers. Yon
are the fifth ami t lie last to receive this
ift. Ask me no question. Yon will
i.eo mo again, once mora only, nnd that
will be when yo;t shall have only three
days more to live. Remember my name
is Noctainhlile!"
He disappeared, leaving Mile, do Len
clos frightened almost out of her wits.
The career of tho wondrous benuty Is
too long to follow. It is enough to say
that three days before her death Noc
tamhule appeared before her, showed
her her signature, and in a dreadful
Voice told her that she was captured;
that she lived all her life, under the
power of Lucifer, and that her end was
at band. On the third day hecameand
choked her to dent hi
It is consoling to think that there is
soinedonbt 11 bout the exact truth of this
story. Indeed it Is said that t goes
liat it fur beyond the birth of poor Nin
on ilo.I.eui los, mill thet it began With
Louise tie liiiiluH, the s roiiil wifo of
Henry I. who died in 1"!M). New York
r'-nn.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE.
Tlin I-iiHtlMt Hoiilfiiri 1 Milking rrcpnr:i-
timin to Ktitcrtiilu Many if t's This Vein-.
Already tho indications are. that more
Americans nr" coming to Europe t!ii:
year t linn ever before. The proprietors 01
the principal hotels in London are rejoic
ing over the fact that they hnve received
more applications for npnrtnients dur
ing tho season from nil parts of the
United States than at so early a date in
any previous year. If their expecta
tions nre unfulfilled, it will be a dismal I
time for the English boniface, for the
best of them found the balance on the
wrong si do of the ledger last year, and
America is the sole hope for many of
them. One thing only It was feared
might check the exodus, nnd that dan
ger is probably over. Most of the steam
ship lines made some advance in first
class fares last season in anticipation of
World s fair travel. It proved to be the
most unprofitable year for a long time.
Tho recent conference of managers of
the principal lines discussed tho point
unofficially, but the managers wero al
most unanimous in opposing a further
advance.
The agents recognize that the bulk of
American summer travel comprises
clergymen, schoolteachers and others
having moderate salaries and long va
cations. A heavier tnx would keep
them at homo. It is further argued that
those classes rather profit than suffer by
the hard times, so it is expected tbnt
travel this year will be unusually largo.
London Letter.
WANT8 TO BE CUT UP.
Ther' Money Innlile Him, U Think., Iia
itles a Mtrauae lkl.iue.
A poorly dressed old man walked into
the reception office at Uellevne hospital
the other afternoon and surprised tho
clerk by hauling a thick roll of green
backs out of one of bis pockets. Ho fol
lowed this up by taking more bills out
of the lining of his bat.
"It's all mine," he said gleefully,
"and 1 know whero I can get more."
Ho said bo was Bernard Bergen, 00
years old, a peddler; that he bad been
all over the world, and that he had
money to burn.
"I'll tell yon how it is," he wenton.
"I decided last night to become a mar
tyr to medical science. I have discov
ered that 1 have a strange disease which
has never been beard of before When
the doctors cut me up, they'll learn
something,"
A doctor pronounced the old peddler
crazy and committed bim to the insane
pavilion. In bia pockets were found
$370 in bills and a handful of small
change. He refused to tell where he got
Ibe money.
' When they cut mo up," he added,
"you'll find a lot more."
He said he had no friends, and that
11 people wanted was to got away his
money. New York Press.
To Save tin Speculator.
The bishop of London has ordered his
clergy to make a special effort during
Lent on behalf of the worldlings of tho
Stock Exchango and Lombard street,
who ceitainly need a spiritual awaken
ing as much as the poor east end. The
bishop's scheme Includes midday serv
ices at various ancieut city churches,
and as business is very slack they have
been so fur well attended.
The stock produce brokers regard the
scheme as a remarkably funny joke and
consider it their duty to help it along.
On Thursday during a dnll interval on
the Stock Exchange somebody suggested
a special mission on behalf of the souls
of the bucket shop keepers, whereat
there was much enthusiasm. London
Cable.
naou t Seen ihem All.
"Your great men Boem to carry their
honors most easily, "said tho observant
foreigner. "I have met several of your
senators, and they seera just hb common
as any one."
"That may be the case with sena
tors," replied the citizen, "but you just
ought to tueot a newly elected jus tic
of the peaoo." Indianapolis Journal.
THE JAGER3FONTEIN DIAMOND.
Emperor William Wants tlm 9,000.000
Hparkter For III. New Crown.
1 learn fr mi London that th'-emperor
of Germany is eager to purchase tlin
big diamond found at the Jagersfontein
mine In July Inst. This monster gem
turns the scales at 971 carats, nnd there
seems good reason for believing that It
is the very biggest in the world. It bus
been christened the Jageisluntelii "Ex
celsior." The Jngersfoiitein mine, which issit
nnted about HO miles from Kiniberley
and within the territory of the Orange
Free Stnte republic, is owned by com
pany, many of the shareholders of which
resido in England and few of them on
tho spot. For some time they hnve sold
the yield of diamonds by public tender
in advance. The contractors for tho
purchase of the diamonds in July were
Messrs. VVernbeira & Deit, and their
contract expired on the very day this
famous stone was found. Had it been
banded to tho manager i nly n few hours
later it world have fallen into other
dio'ids.
Tho "Excelsior" was found by a na
tive Hnsuto laborer mimed Jonas, nu 1
he could easily have seen ted it, us h:i
been dolio in thousand of casi -i, im
doubt, because it happened that he w.;s
working at the tini" nt a pirn vln 1 !
no diamonds wero expeeb I In b fouud.
However, ho promptly placed It in iiv
linnds of tho manager, who did not fur
n considerable lima realize list nnrmoiis
value. The natives at the mine, as 1111
encouragement to zeal and honesty, un
allowed a small commission upon tin
diamonds they find, and Jonas' share
was about i'HO. This sum to 1111 African
Dative is quite a small fortune, and as
the bonus wbb supplemented by the gilt
of a horse, saddle ant bridlo the Hnsuto
left for bis home a very proud ninn.
On the spot the diamond was valued
by the official government inspector at
23,000, but when it reached Kiniber
ley a bid of 250,000 was made for it.
The offer was declined, and the "Ex
celsior" was shipped to Europe. It was
a curious sight to see tho parcel guard
ed to the Cupe Town docks by a squad
of cavalry and a detachment of police.
It reached England safely, and imme
diately the value went up, until now the
owners decline to part with It for hsi
than 1,000,000. It has been lodged in
the Dank of England for security, and
at the present time negotiations nre pro
ceeding for its purchase on belialt ut tie.'
Ucrman emperor, who is having 11 new
crown constructed and has an idea ap
parently that this particular gem v i:l
add luster to the diadem. Ho is i.oi.
however, the only bidder in the market.
audit is quite uncertain what will im
the gem's nltimute destination. Jew
clcrs' Circular.
FILTERING MERRIMAC WATER.
It Has lleeu Founit That rnlliltlon In Till.
HI ream Increased (he Death Itato.
The city of Lawrence, Mass., is ex
perimenting with a "filter bed" with
which it hopes to purify the wuter of
the Merrimao river, tho source of the
water supply of that city. The sum of
f AO, 000 already lias been expended for
the purpose. The experiment is being
made in pursuance of tbo discovery
made two years ago by the stato board
of health of Massachusetts that certain
cities which had suffered especially
from typhoid fever were using water
from polluted rivers. The board gave
assurance that by the use of filter beds
08 per cent of the bacteria orgunlBins,
some of which are harmful, would be
removed.
Tbo filtering was begun Sept. 20,
since which time daily investigation
shows that 4his proportion of the bac
teria is removed from tho water, and
also that the water ia so purified that
three-fourths of the remuiuiug 9 per
-cent die before the water reaches the
dwelling bouses. The fuct that the
number of deaths from typhoid fever in
that city daring the months of October
and November of last year was only
one each uantb, while formerly the -average
for five yean was five each month,
-seems to furnish conclusive evidence
that there ia a virtue In the plan rec
ommended by the Massachusetts board.
Troy Press.
New Tear's Cards In France.
The custom in France of sending one's
visiting card to acquaintances on New
Year's day ia rapidly increasing. Even
tho establishment of a society tor the
suppression of complimentary visiting
cards has been powerless against tho
progress of fashion. The French post
ofllce officials have made an interesting
calculation on the subject. It is reck
oned that in the department of the Seine
alone, which of coarse includes Paris,
3,700,000 visiting card were delivered
by postmen on the 1st of January, 1881.
The following year It had risen to
8,300.000, the year after to 13,000,000
and finally, in 1894, it reached nearly
15.800,000. Paris Journal.
Armour Hat the Emergency.
Philip D. Armour la a man of vast
resources. A few months ago an at
tompt was made by a grain corner to
squeeze him. His own grunaries were
full, and the combination refused to let
bim have a square inch of space in
their elevators. Armour had 8,000,000
bushels of wheat to place and 80 days
In which to do it. He sent for his build
er, told him what ho wanted, and in 8
lays the largest and finest grain eleva
tor in Chicago had been erected and the
grain stored in it, Chicago Correspondent.
.-UiiUMS.
A llrltles ftnttiliillnn tn Her lltifttmntt l:iect
nnit 1 1 l-i l:eppotl4e.
A Chinese paper d scribes some amus
ing marriago customs. In n small
mountain villngo betwen Kngn nnd
Etehil tlin bride conies to tho brldo
goom's giitu and bawls out to bim,
"Hello, brother! I've come."
To which tlm other replies, "(Had
you've comn."
The bride then appeals to him,
"You'll never forsnko me?"
And tho bridegroom answers her,
"We'll earn our living together."
With these nssuranccs tlin brido comes
into tho house, followed by 11 long pro
cession of well wishers, old and young.
Cheap, muddy sake is distributed to
them, and they commence dancing and
are not content until tho floor gives way,
when they clap their hands, crying,
"How auspicious!" ami take their
leave.
At Kiilitn, In Eohlzen. the betrothal
takes place when tlm parties are 8 or 0.
The boy's parents nnd it deputation,
numbering from live tu fifteen, proceed
to tlio gill's family, who, anticipating
their coming, spread units beforo tlm
houses and await them. After tlm usual
rilutalein the depntatb-n pieu et lis a
betrothal present pieet s of hand woven
cloth fur cushions and nt tho Mime time
praifit the girl's family, who return
the compliment with interest. Hero
the ceremony ends, and tlm deputation
take their departine.
Win n tlin boy is 1.1 or thereabouts,
he Hi s to stay with his betrothed's
family and works like a menial nt th
liouso for n year, after which ho is sent
homo in fine nppnre!. Soon after tho
girl comes to her lover's house, accom
panied with rustic music and songs.
Tiio noiso and bustle nre ns great ns on
tho festival day of tho tutelary god.
When the girl comes to the house,
cushions made ot tho cloth given by her
parents nro piled nun npon another for
her to sit upon. On theso cushions tho
thrice repeated exchange of the triple
wine cups, tho most important cere
mony at a wedding, takes pluce.
Htrlnglng rietares.
The 0110 thing that is tini'orgivahlo in
picture bnuging is to string them along
the walls in a line. Their loneliness is
pitiable. Next to that crime is tho one
of arranging exactly symmetrical
groups, Biiggestlve of nothing so much
as a lesson In geometry. Group pic
tures, group them gracefully, hut don't,
when 0110 lias succeeded in making a
graceful bunch on ono sido tit the flro
placo, reproduco it exactly tin the other
side.
According to one who speaks with
the emphasis of authority, delicately
framed water colors are the only proper
tilings for tho ilinwlng room, magnifi
cent oils fur the library and hall, nnd
etchings and engravings for the dining
room. Meantime those who do as they
please will continue to hang their etch
ings, water colors and oilsexnetly where
they will guin most pleasure from them,
tuking cure only not to place side by
sido ridiculously inharmonious things.
The smaller the picture, or tho more
full of. detail, tho nearer the level of
the oye it should hang. Hotnetimes two
parallel wires are brought straight up
ta separate hooks on tho picture mold
ing, but generally the old fashioned an
gle of wire is made. Gold and silver
wires are generally used, but it ia said
that small steel anil iron chains are to
be used this winter for hanging dark
framed engravings uml etchings. 801110
of the daintier pictures, instead of be-
Ino- hniio- fnini tin iniiblinirH. bnvn wires
I stretched tightly across tho back and
are caught invisibly 011 suiull screws.
New York Journal.
A Servant's Insl ructions.
The following rules of conduct for
servants are said to bo found in a Liv
erpool household:
Servant who have the good fortune
to reside In my honso must co-operate
with the following rules:
They must be up punctually at 0.
Have all meals punctually to time.
Must lie clean and tidy in their per
sons, and at their work must not be
spoken to.
Must aot epenk at ibe doors to any
of the tradespeople.
Must not sing.
Must not wear heavy boots.
Must close doors quietly.
Mast stand meekly while being re
proved. Must not answer back.
Must be obliging and cheerful.
Must be willing to stay in any Bun
day or day out when required, and when
asked to do anything to do it quickly
and well and show no impatience or ill
temper, as Mr. bates that.
Must pnt np with fault finding and
compluining whenever Mr. wishes
to fuult find or complain.
Mr. likes to be called at 7.
Takes tea at 30 past 7, towel at 20 to 8
and breakfust at 8 prompt, and will not
wait a miuute, and no nonsense.
By ordor, Mr. .
London Million.
Cloud Cause For Suspicion.
"John," cxcluimed the nervous wo
man, "do you think thore is a burglur
iu the house?"
"Cortniuly not. Why, I haven't
heard a sound all night."
"That's just what alarms me. Any
burglar who wasn't foolish would keep
perfectly quiet so as uot to excite our
suspicions. Indeed, John, I do so wish
you would get np and look through the
Louse I" Washington Htar.
CURIOUS C.
A REMARKABLE CASE.
A llnltrt Tain'mI Tlirfnc;li nst. Louis Man's
llrnlll, mill Yet llo llneovereil.
Emil Wilzky, niter occupying a cot
at thi' City hospital for over two months
with n built t in his brain, is now walk
ing about m arly ns wt II as any ono nnd
Will be discharged a ctlled lnau ill tho
course, of a few days.
Witzky 's case Is one of the most re
markable that ever rnmo tinder the no
tice of St. Louis surgeons. It Is much
stranger than that of the ninn Tesson.
who attempted to commit suicide in
Forest parka year ago. Tesson lingered
between life and dentil about a month,
but finally died from the effects of the
bullet, which lodged 111 the centor of
his bend. Tesson never got np from his
bed after sending the leaden pellet Into
bia brain, and for that matter was nn
counscious nearly all the time, Witzky
is as rational as any man walking the
streets. He shot himself over the left
eyo after having tronble with his wifo
and inotber in-law.
From tlm paralysis it caused in his
right leg i)r. Marks decided that the
ball lodged In tho back ot his head on
the li ft side. The jagged hole in the
fon head finally heali d over, mid after
remaining in a half dead state for near
ly 11 wm-U Witzky eiimo to, Me was not
able t:i move f r fally 11 month on ac
ceiiut ot Ibe par.'.lysis. l' sensation
iwi in the ri;.;ht leg whatever. Needl s
could belliiii't into it, or -it could b';
pinched or bullied without his feeling
tlin pain. Three or four weeks ago the
pnnilvsii? In gun to disappear. It was
thought strange indeed by Dr. Marks
und thn other pnysii iaim, for tho bullet
bad not been removed, and no reason
was apparent for tho"deailness" to dis
appear. Yet go away it did, and since
that time his recovery has been steady
as clockwork. How that HH caliber bul
let plunged through six cr eight inches
of his brain and remained resting among
ibe tissues without causing instant death
or perpetual Idiocy passes the compre
hension of every scientific, man who has
beard of his case. St. Louis Globe
Democrat. WON AND LOST MILLIONS.
Death In California of a Man Who Was
Once a "Hlsli Holler" In Europe.
I, 8. Bccnti, who hail made and lost
millions almost in a day, was found
dead in his cabin on Alainitos bench,
California, a few days ago. Ho had
died from pneumonia.
Scent! had a checkered career. Seven
or eight years ago Paris was the scene
of a great gambling craze, which was
of short duration. Scenti. who was a
native of Spain and a man 60 years of
age, created more excitement in gam
bling circles at the time than did Billy
Hurt. During his short stay in Paris he
managed to make several millions of
dollars through card.i and other gam
bling devices known only in Paris and
Monte Carlo. Ho lost his gainings as
easily as ho won them.
Becoming disgusted with the life, he
sailed for New York with quite a snug
sum. Boveral years passed over his bead,
and ho was without anything save the
valuable jewels and ttinkets which be
always carried with him. Misfortune
having overtaken bim, as it eventually
does every man of his klud, Scenti came
to California. When be settled in tho
little cabin by the sea, he decided to
live and tlio in obscurity. His life as a
hermit did not last long.
Scenti avoided meeting people when
evor possible. He lived from tho sale
of his trinkets und sold them at a great
reduction. San Francisco Examiner.
A ROYAL TRAIN.
rile Sort of Cars Which Are to lie Frovlded
For tha Csar's Convenience.
A new imperial train for the czar of
Russia is at present being built at the
Alexamlrowskl wagon manufactory at
bt. Petersburg. It consists of 11 car
riages, of which one is reserved for the
railway officials, a kitchen carriage and
two luggage vans. With the exception
of wheels and the axles, which have
been supplied by Krnpp, at Essen, the
whole of the material is of Russian or
igin and manufacture. By means of a
very powerful automatic brake the
train can be brought to a standstill in a
minimum of time from everyone of tho
carriages. Tho interior of the carriages
is appointed with much taste. The win
dows are different on both sides. The
side with the corridor has windows of a
uniform size, while tho windows on tha
other sido aro mndo in accordance with
the requirements of the various com
partments. The passages between tho
various cars are vcstibuled.
Tbe carriage of the czar and czarin-t
is connected directly with tbe dining
room; then como tbe large saloon car
the carriages of tho grand dukes, etc.
Tbe carriages will be sent on a trial
trip to Copenhagen. Some of tbem have
already been sent to Vienna and back.
Railway Review.
Mount niane In Winter.
Tho Mont Blanc observatory is un
dergoing its presumably worst season,
and the most intercsiing news of tho
kind during the coming spring will bo
the account of how Its occupants pasued
tbe winter and what observations they
wore enabled to moko. But it Is uot
expected that much can be done in
Winter, except in connection with me
teorology, aud we must look for whal
ever discoveries are to come through the
advantages of high altitudes to the
South American and Californian observ
atories. English Mechanic.
Raved by a flyp.y.
An Incident of tho Austrn-Pmsslan,
war of lfflfl was told by the Archduke
Joseph to a pnrty of frirnds. Tho story
Is told as follows in th Keuo Tester
Journal: On onr retreat, ls fore the ad
vance of the Prussian army, snid the
archduke, we camed In the neighbor
hood of a Bohemian town. I was lodged
In n peasant's cottnge, when about mid
night 1 beard the sentry challenging
gome newcomer. My adjutant entered
and reported that ft gypsy wanted to see
me in private. A soldier (a gypsy) en
tered, and on my nsking what wns tho
matter he told me that thn enemy was
approaching to surpriso us.
"The outposts have not heard any
thing suspicions," I said. "No, yonr
highness, beennso the enemy is still a
long way off." "But how do yon know
this?" I Bsked. "Come to tho window,
your highness," ans wpH the man. "Do
yon see those birds flying over the wood
toward the south?" "Yes, I see them.
What then?? "What then? Do not
birds sleep as well as men? They cer
tainly would not fly about if they wero
not disturbed. Tho enemy Is marching
through tho wood und has frightened;
nil those birds."
"Very will, my lad. Yon can go." I
at once ordered t'io nutpo.--t.-i to In rc-cn-forcd
and tie' i-imp to be alario 1. An
hour Inter tbo outposts were fighting
wit h the enemy, and our am) was only
saved by ths keen obsci -, ;;iio:i of h sim
ple gypsy.
A rfiltiitlc tphla Inrhlt-nt.
The easy and comfortable attitudes as
sumed by most men riding in street cars
have frequently benii a source of Irrita
tion to women, und one feminine pas
senger had tlio courago to publicly con
demn tho practice. A Sixteenth street
car was scudding up town with many
masculine passengers and one woman,
who sat in un upper corner nnd whoso
physiognomy stamped her ns a school
ma'am. Another woman entered the car at
Poplar street, and finding no vacant seat
was proceeding to grasp a strap when
the voice of tho schoolma'am piped ont
"If these men wonld pnt their legs to
gether, there wonld be plenty of roomf
A dead silenco was followed by a stealthy.
shifting of nether limbs until sufficient)
red cushion was visible to accommodate
the standing passenger. Philadelphia,
Record.
Their Titles.
Shakespeare has been a mine of wealth
to authors in choosing titles to their
books. Tersely descriptive are "The
Quality of Mercy," "A Woman's Ren
son," "A Modern Instance," "The Un
discovered Country," which W. D. How
ells found in the great dramatist. Mrs.
Oliphant remembered her rjimkespeare
when she named one of her novels "The
Primrose Path," Mr. Hardy must have
been reading "As Yon Like It" when he
called his book "Under the Greenwood
Tree." Other writers have taken "Airy,
Fairy Lillian," "A Daughter of the
Gods" and "Tho Hoir of the Ages" as ti
tles from Tennyson. Journal of Educa
tion. Fact and Fiction.
Burglars recently broke into a jewol
ry store in New York and stole among
other things a gold snuffbox that once
belonged to Queen Isabella of Spain.
The newspapers seriously announced
that tho snuffbox was given to Queen
Isabella by King Ferdinand in 1403.
The longer we live the more wo nnlenrn.
We imagined that tobacco had some
thing to do with snuff, and, us school
boys were taught, that tobacco was not
known in Enropo till many years after
Ferdinand presented this snuffbox 'to
his queen. Jewelers' Circular.
An Infelicitous speech.
"Why, you're looking hotter already,
Sir Ronald!"
"Yes, thanks to yonr delightful hos
pitality, I've had everything my doctor
ordered me 'fresh air, good food, agree
able society and cheerful conversation
that involves no strain on the intellect.' "
Harper's Magazine.
A Last Resort.
Little Boy I want yon to write me"
an excuse for being lato to school yes
terday. Jeweler Eh? You are not my son.
Little Boy N-o, but mamma says I
had plenty of time to get to school, so I
guess the clock yon sold her doesn't go
right. Good News.
In early times what is now Ireland
was called Scotia, and its inhabitants
were known as Scot!, or Scots. A branch
of this Scotio stock invading north
Britain ultimately gave its name to all
of what is now Scotland.
Golf Is spoken, it seems, without sound
ing the "1." English folk call it "gowf,"
and if we import the gome it is only
proper that we should import the pro
nunciation. It is a very lazy man who will not
take the tronble to reverse his cigar
when he finds that ho has put the lighted
end of it by mistake into his mouth.
A square copper coin struck by the
Swedish government in the sixteenth
century is nearly one-hulf inch thick and
weighs a pound and a quarter.
A Parisian lady wears bull shoes with
tiny wutehes set iu tho insteps. Presum
ably this enables her to keep time with
her feet.
India has SO.OOO.OOO of Mohummeduus
a larger number than are found in tha
ntire Turkish eninira.