Tetnplo Bar, qnotiug from au old Jnglish alnianno, tells of three differ, rot instances of human life ex'.endiug feeyoud 300 years. The Roentgen photography, com ind with the color camera, may sd- Cutageously be used as a tent (or blue uoil iu aspirants to aristocratic social rirclcf, suggests the New York World. The Miunesota Supreme Court lins decided that when a depositor's check d.Haouored by the bauker (or the alleged reason that he has not suffi cient f n ntla of the maker in his bauds to pay the same, when in fact he has, it amounts to a slander of the deposi tor, for which damages may be re covered. A San Francisco woman is suing lcr sister for $'Jj!),00i) for "services Tendered" in promoting the successful viari 1 nu of the latter. In her bill of particulars the plnintifT specifies that be "interviewed'' the prospective Iridegrooni in respect to the engage ment between him and hor sister.nnd 'solicited him to keep, fulfil ud per iorm said contract," and that tho in terview was had at her sister's re- noH' Although it is generatly understood that tho Russian govurutuont contem plates the introduction of the Greg rinu calendar at the close of the cen . inry, it has not yet boon decided whether the reform shall be effected uddculy and entirely or by a gradual process. The latter scheme consists in omitting the first twelve leap-years Her 1900, and tho change from the Id style to the now ' would iu this way cjver period of forty-eight JCar.s ' Tho Department of Agriculture ays that there aro 110 apiarian sock tics iu the United Statos.nine apiarian jnnrnaU aud fli'teen steam beehive and implement factories The honey pro duced iu the United States in 18C9 was ne wly 13,000,000 pounds and in 18s9 CI, 000,000 pounds. It is esti mated that there are 300,000 persons the Uuitod States engaged in bee cul ture, au I that tho wholesale value ol Jbouey aud wax produced in 1839 was 17,000,000. Say- tin New York Triiaine: "The 3lotl:c iild's declined to take any inter est in onr present boud issue, and Siay "view with alarm" the fact thut tho American euglo can get along quite w.ill without them. England liken tie fought shy of it Venezuelan memories were too rocent and rauk liug, and tho state of American finan ces too precarious. A new light dawnt Upon her, also, illuminating the proposition that we have some money f onr own which we can draw on io tim; of need, a fact not unworthy oi her attentive consideration." What do you say to this new method in phoo,'rphy? asks the New York HerabL Yon can only stand aghast in wonder. Dr. Roentgen's discovery of a new kind of ether waves which will pass through metal, as light passei ttirouh glass, will have great results, St enables au expert to take a picture of a uiau's skeleton and of the whol pbysioul interior. Heretofore the surgeon has hunted for bullet with knife and probe, bat now he can take photograph of the patient, and tii( picture will tell him where the bullet lies hidden. All that is loft to dis cover is some way to repair the nerve waste and wear of tissue that is con stantly going on. After that we shall live so long that the future historian will speak of Methuselah as having died prematurely in infancy. Ruv. Mudison C. Peters, in a reoeul erniou iu New York city,spoke about the restlessness of the women who live only for fashion and pleasure, and Teoommeudud as cure (or it the care ud training of children, which he Relieved would wipe out at least nine tieths of the restlessness so much - complained of. He knew, he said, that children are becoming unfash ionable, bnt the necessity of doing good to some one who needs it waa an imperative one, and he urged thai people who had no children of thoii own should take at least two o( some other family. There ii no doubt muob practical sense in this suggestion, re Jnarkstbe Trenton (N. J.), Amerioau. The women of fashion and pleasure re doubtless violating the lawi ol their nature when they aim to lire neh life. To be restful and happy they should be workiug for somebody who needs their kindly and loving stini-trations. Something to keep their ' minds and heart and hand ' kusy. The penalty they pay (or shirk t1 this duty id the on pointed out . ' j Hi. , Ptr restlessness. They - y I s aV to shirk the duty, bat tj if- - t"" reoa'ty. " Nest Building. Because t built ray nest so high, Must I despair If a neroe wind with bitter cry, Passes the lowor branches by, Ami mine makes barn? Be.-ause I buna; It, In my pride, Ho near the skins, Higher tbnn other nests ohlcl", Must t lament, If tar and wide, It seatt"r"l lies 1 I shall net bulbl and build my nest, Till, safely won, I hang aloft my new-made nest, II 1Kb as of old and see It rest As near the sun. 1. Radford In the New Cnlty. THE MISSING SAPPHIRE BY HRLLE FORREST GRAVES). "A dozen tea-bisouit, did you say, Mrs. Rjoiiey?" said the baker's wife; "and a loaf of bread? aud a card of black gingerbread? Just let me tako your basket, ma'am, and I'll pack 'cm in a deal better than you could. Yes, as I was saying, there be lies, clean out of his head and raving, and no body to take care of him but mo. And yon may guess how much time I get. ma'am, what with the shop and tho six children, and Feathortop's old mother to look after." "But why on earth," said the cus tomer who had ordered tea-biscuit, bread and black gingerbread, "don't you send the poor fellow to some Los pital?" "Just what the doctor advised bis owu self," said Mrs. Feathertop. "But, la I the minute one mentions tho word 'hospital,' you'd think be would go out of his head, poor soul I 'No, no, not' he says, over and over again, and he holds on to the side of tho bedpost until ono must have heart of iron to try nnd get him away. Aud the worst of it is, he's just been turned out of his place." "Turned out of bis placet" repeated Mrs. Rooney, while Mies Price, the pale little seamstress who rented the top back room of Mrs. Feathortop, end kept herself on infinitesimal mor sels of bread and meat which she picked np nobody know where, paused to listen, on her way through the shop. "lie was getting good wages in a manufacturing jeweler's," said the baker's wife, evidontly enjoying ber small andienoo, "and Mr. Ooldilove sot store by him, for he's way o( working that he'd learned in (oreign parts, aud they tell me it's quite an art to set them precious stones in the gold so as they'll staud firm and show off their colors to advantage And there was a particular choice jewel sent there to be set as a wedding pres eut for some youug lady a sapphire, they say it's called and it was gi'n into his charge. And from that day to this ma'am and Miss Price, there hasn't nothin' ever beon heard of that sapphire. If it hud been any one else, Mr. Goldilove would have bad him arrested ; but this John Judson had always borne so good character, and was such au out-and-put respect able man, as he hadn't the heart to do it But he discharged him, of course who wouldn't ? And here the poor (ellow is, out of place, with no ref erence, and, so (ar as I know, without penny in his ' pocket And what we're to do, I don't know, (or it's downright sure as I can't spare the time to give him his drops and look after him as sick man should be looked after." "Has he' no friends ?" said Mrs. Rooney. "Bles your heart, no 1" aaid the baker's wife. "He is stranger in the country. And poor folks, mind you, ma'am, don't pick up (rienda here aud there and everywhere, like tho millionaires we read about" Just here Miss Prioa stepped for ward, with hor little splint basket on ber arm. "Mrs. Feathertop," said aha diffi dently, "I am quite alone in the world, with no tiea to keep me busy, If you don't objeot, I'll take my sew ing down into Mr. Judson'a room and take care of him days, if Mr. Feathertop won't mind the night charge." "I'm sure, Miss Price, it would be deed of Christian charity," aaid Mrs. Feathertop. And as she afterwards said to Mrs. Rooney: "It wasn't as, i( Miss Prioe were young and pretty. She's forty, if she's day," said the baker's wife. "And she's had small-pox, as you may aee for yourself, Mrs, Rooney, ma'am ; nd her hair ia red and ber eyelashes is white, and I often think, ma'am, of what Feathertop aaid, when first she engaged our top-story back, 'Peggy,' ay Feathertop, says he, 'we've got the bumbliest woman in Mew York (or our tenant'" But Mary Prioe, if she was neither young nor baautifnl, possessed the rut ttriiet of ick-nur tut toft step, the quick perception, the noiseless, gliding movement and be fore she had been the guardian gonius of poor John Judson'a room (or week, the (ever turned and he began to grow better. . "So," he said, suddenly, one bleak Fobrimry afternoon, when Mary Trice bad been stitching silently by his side, "i shall get well" "The doctor says so," silently as sented Miss Price. "Why didu't they lot me die?" groaned the poor lapidary, screwing up his forehead, Miss Price looked at him in amaze nieut. "Dou't you want to live?" she said. "What have I got left to live (or?" burst out John Judson. "I have neither name nor fame left, and can't even get the chance to earn my own living. They believe mo to be a thief. As well dio of fever as die of starva tion." Miss Price looked gently at hlra. "Thero is no nocd of either," said, she. "I have fow dollars in the savings bank. You are weloomo to them until you can work end cam something for yourself." Jndeou raised himself on Lis elbow nnd stared at her. "Why do you give me your hard earned savings?" said he, bluntly. "Because you need them more than I do," said Miss Trico, sewing away. Judson uttered a low, bitter laugh. "I thought tho race of Christians was extiiict," said he. "But" I be lieve there are some left" After that he recovered rapidly. But on tho day on which ho first sat up there came a thundering knock nt the door, and in walked old Mr. Gold love, plump, clean-shaven, nnd look ing eminently respectable iu his fur trimmed overcoat and now kid gloves. Judson started. "Have you como to arrest me, sir," said he. "Not at all, my dear fellow not at all," said the old gentleman. "Look hero." , And opening his hand he showed, snugly reposing in the palm, some thing small and sparkling, like drop of bluo dew. "Its tho Mordaunt sapphire," ex claimed tho lapidary ratber eagerly. "Exnctly," aaid Mr. Ooldilove. "It is tho Mordaunt sapphire, aud whore do you suppose we (ound it?" "I am euro, sir, I do not know," answorod Judson, whoso (ever bright eyes wero still fixed on the glittering bluo jewel, as if he expected to see it melt away. "Why," ohuckled Mr. Ooldilovo, "I was the thief myself. Ha, ba, hal" "You, sir ?" askod John. "I heut this coat to tho furrier's," said Mr. Goldilove, "to havo the trim ming repaired whore it had ripped away. Aud tho furrior found the sap phire lodged noatly in seam. It must have clung to the (ur some time when I leaned my elbow carelessly on tho table slipped in at the ripped place, aud tuokod itself comfortably away. And all tho time I was scold ing about you, Judson, and believing you, in my heart, to be thiof, I was carrying about the missing jewel my- solf. Good faith, my dear fellow I I've thought sinoe, if the Lord judged us as hardly as we judge each othor, our chances in the othor 'world would be mighty slim, eh? But I'm sorry sorry from the vory bottom of my heart and I beg your pardou, Jud son I &uu me oia piaoe at tue snop is waiting for you, with a little rise in wages, whenever you choose to oome back I" And be cordially wrung the lapi dary's hand once more, and hobbled off; and it was not until he had gone that Judson discovered that he had left a twenty-dollar bill on the table, foldod iu an envelope, directed to "John Judson." When Miss Prioe came in, as usual, on her way home from the shirt fac tory where she worked, John. Judson had a atory to tell her. 'You've kept my heart up many time Miss Prioe," said he, "when it has been like lump ol leaa in my breast, with your tales about the various little adventures you had aeeking (or work iu all those down' town plaoes; aud now I've got an ad' venture to relate to you I" Miss Prioe burst into tear when ah heard it "I am ao glad, Mr. Judson I" she oried. "Ob, I am so glad I But knew all along that you never took that jewel" "God bless you (or thatl"said Jud son, in low voioe. When Mrs. Feathertop oarae up, she was full o( Mr. Goldilove' good nature the pennies he had give ber little ono, the praise he Lad adjudged to the shining, glaes-toppeA counter nd pile of wholesome-looking breed. . "And so the sapphire waa (ound after nil," said Mrs. Feathortop. "But ear me I havo you heard about poor Miss Trice? Did she tell you?" 'No," said Judson. "What is It?" 'The shirt factory has failed," aaid Mrs. Feathertop. "The bnnds are oil oft without work, and what' worse, thoir back wages never will be paid. m dreadful sorry for poor Mis Trice. It does seem as if she had nothing but 111 luck in the world. But there I I've left Tatty in the store. nd she don't know the prioe of thing. I must hurry back as fast as ovor I can." Miss Trice came down into the bakery that evening. Mrs. Feathertop," said she, "lam oitig to give up my room. "I supposed so," said Mrs. Feather top, wrapping up loaf of Boston brown bread in paper for customer. 'Well. Miss Trice, I'm sorry, but" "But I didut tell you all," said MiBs Price. "I I'm going to be married to Mr. Judson." Down rolled the loaf of Boston brown bread to the floor. 'Kb?" cried the baker's wife. "It in't possible t" But it was. Tlain little Miss Trice, with the whito eyelashes, the red hair the I'ock-niarked complexion, bad wou n husband after all I "In my eyes, dearest," John Jud son had said, "yours is the sweetest ace in all the world. It bent over my sick-bod whon I should havo died save fur its holp and sympathy; it ighted up tho dark hours of my weary convalescence: it shone like star my utmost uood ; and if you will truBt yourself to me, Mary, you shall never God helping me have reason to regret it." So they wero married, much to the woqder of the world in general. "Will," said Mrs. Feathertop, "if Misi Price Lai got a Lusband, then nobody need despair." But Mrs Feathertop' vision was duller than that of John Judson. She had not seon the glory of Miss 'rice's pure soul shining through the plain face. Saturday Night III British titilaua's Capital. A correspondent of the Boston Transcript thus dosoribos Gaorgotown, British Guiana: "In the hotels are managers and overseers drinking 'swizzles' and playing billiards. The cigarette is universal. Everything and everyone scorns languid and half asleep. No sigu of a struggle (or ex istence. They live on nothing and (or nothing in particular. Business is good, it is said, but there are no signs of it Clothing is inexpensive, and thoy woar little. The heat ia terrific aud thoy drink 'swizzles' and smoke. Backward and forward plies the ferry boat from the east to the west coast of the slimy Demorara. Ship of every kind sleop beside the dooks. In the distance, loom the smoking chimneys of the sugar plantations. Peace aud pleuty is written on all The blue shadows alcep on the streets, and the hucksters sleep in thorn, lulled by the buzz of the droniug beetle in the leaves sbovo thorn. It is tho Lour of the midday siesta. Toward evoning the sea wall ia alive with people a strong dike of massive atone against which tho sea beats in vain, sanding up huge bursts of foam to startle yon two lovera from thoir reverie as band in hand, iu Guianese style, they lan guidly promenade in the ray o( the setting sun." Denizen of The Veldt, In the Veldt county is the old wild herd of gnu known to exist. Beautiful spotted leopards haunt the dense reep beds, but they are shy and hard to shoot The South African lion is the fierc est of its tribe, and has grown so bold that it attacks draught animals on the march. The sable antelope protects itself from the lion' attack by lying flat down and making prodigioua sweeps with its terrible saber-like horns. A Botaleur oagle, when hunting, flies with its obia, laid almost on the breast, so that it looka baokward and and sees any hidden game. The vultures in the Veldt attain huge size, and meet every morning be fore breakfast for plunge end bath habit that ia seldom oredited to these birds. ' Sadle-buoked stork appear in great number in the Veldt, and in the even ing flocks of them "fly spirals" which aooouut for their appareut horizontal soaring. Plenty of It, Brown Do you really think that bicyoling give you plenty of exer cise? Jones (just learning) Enough? Why, man, iU gymnMJum. tobog. ,u iuui ..... ww one. Foot' MODERN JvVRECKERS. They Play The Good Samaritan On a Gash Basis. An Industry That Has Grown Into An Art Tho salvage money paid every year for saving ships in the waters of New York City is greater than the salvage for any other harbor in the world. The immonso shipping interests of the city nre probably attended with smaller porcentage of accidents than most harbors. There are, however, hundreds of accidents, from a variety of causes, in the course of year, to ships of all sizes and conditions, nnd the work of rescuing distressed vessels has grown to to bo a regularly estab lished business. There are at pres ent some ton firms devoted to this work of mercy for fixed charges, and the annual income from its interest amounts in the aggregate to several hundred thousand dollars a year. Be sides thuso there are scores of pilots, heavy tugs and a variety of craft, which aro always on tho lookout for an opportunity to play tho Good Samaritan. It happens, however, that, unlike this familiar example, those s.iviors of vessels are not willing to work for nothing more sub stantial than for charity's sake, and very exorbitant rates are charged for such services. The snlvnge is in sucb cases regulated by law. If it wore not for these modern Samaritans, New York harbor would be converted every year into a regular ship graveyard. It is not generally known that there are several hundred wrecks of one kind and another al" most within sight of the battery each year. These vary from the great ocean greyhounds to tho dirty little clam boats. The amount of salvage money colleoted, of course, varies ac cordingly. These bnsinoss transac tions between the wreckers and the wrecked is carried on invariably on the principlo of "no cure, uo pay." A largo part of the wrecks about New York consist of vessels of all races aud previous conditions, which have sunk to the bottom of the har bor. Tho popular moaning of tho word salvage is the money paid to somo brave orcw who risk thoir livos and their boats in the purely disinter ested effort to save sailors who are iu the greatest peril on the high seas. Casus of this kind aro, however, com paratively rare. It sometimes hap- deiis, to be sure, that the tiny crew of some oyster boat or other small craft have to be rescued from the waves aud aftorwurd brought to by the adminis tration of a plentiful supply of stint' ulunts aud blankets. The moderu wrecker, however, iB, first of all, the clever business man. The popular notion of tho wrecker with his uudonbted courage and un- selfishness Las been replaced by I clever speculator, who works only up on a striot oash basis. The wrecker works (or a porcentage, and when he succoeda in restoring vessol to some thing of its old condition he is allowed by law to levy upon a ship if ueces sary, in order to coiioot nis tun. Thero are bad dobts in this Sumaritau business, as well as in any other. I, sometimes happens that the rescued bark is not worth the cost of resuscitat ing her. The rates by tho way, for these charitable sorvioa are exceed ingly high. The largest amount of salvago money ever asked (or a single job is the fee which is to be paid (or aervioes to the great American liner St Paul. There can bo nd doubt that this is by far the largest ship ever found in dis tress in or about New York Harbor, The work of bringing her safely to her dock, which wus carried on with auoh energy, illustrates very well the magnitude as well as the skill of the wrecking industry. The larger cou tractors for oarryiug out this Samari taulike work have at their oommaud the most improved maobinery known, They can on an instant become the commandera of good-sized navy of tug boats, lighter aud variety of marine craft The reputation of these oash basis Samaritans is so good, as waa that of the Biblical ancestors,that they are intrusted with wealth. In this oase, as all the world knows, they were required to handle incidentally rather more than a million of dollars in gold. New York Journal Use of Light Kangaroo. Light kangaroo skins are inado into the finest brilliant glazed kid and iu dull finish for ladies' flue shoos, aud the heavy ones are ttuisbed for men' fine work. Mueh of it is orimped and old for tongue boot. Shoelaoe of j d m gUg m Q( fc-J i j V .J How Two Cent Were Saved. ; It takes woman to whittle expend iturea down to fine point and figure out bargain," remarked s man the thor day. "I was looking at aome now books in one of the large shops last Monday, and just behind were stacked over 1,000 cheap popular novels, put up to sell cheap. Each tier was placarded : 'Three cents each four dime,' and the tiers reached to the ceiling. Two ladies were look ing at the books, both well gowned aud rather above the average in ap pearance. They were evidently strangers, for I beard one say to the. other t "Areyou going to take book, madam?" " 'Why, yes, I thought I would, was the surprised reply. 'I wan something to read on the cars. I think I will enjoy reading "David Copper- field," so I have selooted that' " 'Have you got two centB?' was the next question. '"I- Ithi nk so,' was the rather blow respouse, the tone of surprise deepened. "Just lot me have it,' said the other, as turned around to see if there" wasn't some kind of a flim-flam game going on. -4 " 'Here,' to the clerk she Lad book- oued. 'do "David Copperfleld" up in one package and those three in an other, and hero s your ten oente. Hurry, this lady has to catch train.' "The girl was back in jiffy, and before any of ns could figure it out the ady h.nd shoved 'David Copperfleld. uto the bauds of the traveler and taken possession of Ler own three books. 'There,' she said, 'yon get your book (or two cents aud I get my three (or eight cents. You have saved one penny and so Lave L Save the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves,' and she wont of laugh ing. I'll bet it would Lave taken man a week to figure that out, and I am not sure that I Lave it right yet" Chicago Chronicle. Inspiration for a Famous Poem. The remains of Samuel Ward worth are soon to be cremated in San Fran cisco, though be died more than fifty years ago. George P. Morris, who edited his poems, telle how his most famous poem, "The Old Oaken Butk. ot," came to bewrittont "The family was living at the time on Uuune Street, JX. I. ine poet came home to dinner one very warm day, having walked from bis offloe near tho foot of Wall Street Being! much heated with tho exercise, drank glass of water New Yj pump water oxalnimlng as no re placed the glass ou the table: 'That is very refreshing, how mnoh more refreshing would it be to take good, long draught this warm day from the old oaken bucket I loft hanging in my father's woll at home!' Hearing this, the poet's wife, who was always suggestive body.said: 'Samuul, why wouldn't that be a pretty subject (or poem?' The poot took the hint. and under tho inspiration of the mo ment sat down and poured out from tho very depths of bis heart those beautiful lines whioh have immortal ized the name of Wardwortb. Fine Workmanship of the Boers, Ou tho subject of marksmanship among tne ioers, Air. vvnite de scribed the training through whioh most of them go from boyhood, , Pointing to a photograph that hnng in his room, be said: "I have seen tha man put rifle into the hands of - child and tell him to shoot at bottle a hundred yards off or more, promis ing a reward of ton shillings when be could hit that small mark repeatedly. After a time the lad was taught to shoot at objeota moving at a distanoe of 400 yards, aud the promise that he should have a pony to ride when he became proficient at that practioe soon made him an expert shot" Rifle ranges are not scarce in the Transvaal, and many of our volun teers would be glad if they could get similar opportunities (or musketry training iu Eugland. The Boera will have nothing to do with modern mag- -azine rifles. They are rnied or arm themselves, with Martini-Henry, and desire nothing better, unless perhapa it be Winchester or Colt repeater for shooting big game on the run. London News. ' Hard Luck For Miner. A. Livingstone recently purchased a mining oluiin in Pine Nut, Nov., of William Zirm for 150, tho understand ing being that Zirm would return and put in a blast to blow the lima eano t He did o,and when the smoke olea. way saw one of the rlohest pockeu yet aeen in Pine Nut. He hastened in ' ud euduavured to buy the property baok aguiu, but Mr. Livingston re fused to aoll and is still the owner. Desert New,
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