When Sheffield steel manufacturer4 ct tip mills In Pennsylvania. Ureut Britain Indeed gives tip beaten. Ireland has become Innoculnted with (ho Imcllll exposltlonnlis and It Is planned to hold Ik great International exhibition at Cork. People with chest complaints are recommended by medical men to read aloud. a this strengthens throat, lungs and chest muscles alike. The reading should be deliberate, without being allowed to drag, and the enun ciation clear, the body being beld In n easy, unstrained, upright position, o that the chest will have free play. The breathing should be natural and as deep as possible without undue effort. Trobably It has never occurred to the average man how much free ad vertising ho Is doing for the various dealers and manufacturers whom ha patronizes. The hatter puts I1I9 label In our hats, the tailor attaches his etiquette to our coats. Collars, cuffs, shirts and shoes all bear the name of the maker, so to some extent every man who walks the street Is a "sand wich man." The New Zealand government has decided that swimming and life-saving shall be taught in all its schools. The life-savins society's method hav ing been adopted, 2000 hand-books and charts have been sent by order of the government for the use of schoolmasters. The handbook, In which the course of Instruction Is ful ly set forth for the use of classes, schools, and Individuals, has also been translated into Swedish and Italian. The farmer's boy who drifts to ths city finds, In nine cases out of ten. Irregular work, a dingy little room !ii a bad street, food that ho would have disdained In his country home and ir resistible temptation to upend every dollar which he can get hold of. The city boy reaching the country find Just as hard work and longer hours, but work in the frenh air and sun shine, with comfortable, surroundings, good food and all the social standing of which his character makes him worthy. A novel but excellent Idea has been Introduced In London at all of tho large halls, museums, exposition buildings and other places which are frequently attended by children. At. the Crystal Palace, South Kensington Museum, the Hippodrome, Earl's Court Exhibition, the Agricultural balls, the Kew Gardens and other places a room has been sot apart to which lost children are taken by the ushers and other attendants and re tained until called for by their par ents or whoever Is in charge of them. Mosquito hunters will follow with In terest the experiments that are being made in New Orleans, where the mos quitoes flourish practically all the year around. Oil has become vory cheap In that city since the opening of the Texas fields, and it has been decided to try to do two things at once lay the dust In the streets and kill the mosquitoes. Railroads have tried sprinkling their roads with crude oil, and have found this method moBt efficient in permanently laying the dust New Orleans is trying the same thing, and it is said to be as successful In streets used for traffic as it is on railways. Most of New Orleans mosquitoes are' bred In open drains and cisterns, and while the streets are being sprinkled oil is put on the neighboring drains. As a result of the observation of a board of British naval officers some important changes are to be made in battleships to be built In the near future as part of England's prin ciple defence. For one thing it has beon decided to cut down the masts of such ships some sixty feet, because the new signaling devices introduced Into UBe recently make tall masts un necessary. Furthermore, the high fore and aft bridges are to be lowered, built entirely of Iron, and so arrangod that in clearing ship for action they can easily be slid overboard. These improvements are in the general line of naval progress, and must be ac cepted as good. But what will the outsider think' in regard to the grad ual disappearance of all that he bus long recognised as marks of a ship? There were weepings and waitings when the old spars and canvas went, and in the course of time even the fighting mast will go, and when team is superseded perhaps even the funnels. Then we shall have nothing tut the floating bulk, filled with death dealing machines and horrid to look upon. But maybe before that time vomes war' will have been abolished, vhjr not? queries the New York Times. A REFLECTION. The only mnn permltled To entiir Fortune's irate Is he who krtt-p 011 Mtrhitng And Hover yMrls tn tnt. l'rolltiiblH Advertising. i i now Minimal duraj.j The morning was a cloudy one. There wns a closeness In the air that seemed to betoken a coming shower. Kew people were on the streets, and the street cars had but a small per centage of their usual quota of patrons. Stlu it was early yet. and these volatile June days hnd a pleasant way of turn ing from tears to smiles at shortest notice. As the Palnesvllle car cheeked lia speed at the slop before the Y. M. C. A. building, a tall young mm in a gray summer suit swung himself aboard. Ho was perhaps five and twenty, with clear-cut features and fine, dark eyes. He took a seat next a window and his glance for a moment roamed up and down the roomy car. Two seats behind him, across Hie aisle, nit a young womnn: a young womnn who was nice to look at; a young woman upon whom the new comer's glance briefly and discreet iy rested. She looked up and caught his glance. When his face wns turned away she slyly drew a photograph from fee ornamental bag that dangled at her belt and carefully studied it. Then she looked over at the young man's profile and nodded with satisfaction as she slipped the photograph back. Tho car was running up Trospect street smoothly and swiftly, and Just as It slackened speed nt I'erry street the young woman selr.rd her umbrella and. wltn a slightly heightened color, stepped across the aisle and looked down upon the young man. "I beg pardon, ' she said In a clear and pleasant voice, "is this seat re served?" The young man looked around quick ly. "The seat?" he hastily replied, think not. Did you wish to take it away?" "1 wis hto occupy It," said tho girl, with great dignity. "Of course." said the young man; "why don't you?" The girl sat down beside the youth with as nonchalant an air as she could assume. The young man looked about the car a little uneasily. There were plenty of whole seats vacant. He seemed a trlllo troubled. Then he shyly looked around at the girl. "I notice." he said, "that you asked me If the seat were reserved. Do they reserve seats on this line?" "One would Imagine you were fro-i Boston," said the girl with a laugii. "You want to twtt-t word meanings m the very first breath." "One Mould know, -you were a West ern girl," he said, but he added no ex planation. "So breezy and unconventional." Bho laughed. "Then you are a stranger tu the city?" "Yes." he admitted. "I don't think there Is any use of trying to conceal It This Is my first visit to Cleveland. Would you like to know my name?" "No," she answered hastily. Let's be primitive and have no names. We don't consider names necessary In a suburban car acquaintance." "Then you are accustomed to this this sort of thing?" he asked. "To tell you the truth," she answer ed, "I'm something of a novice at It But being an entire' stranger to our manners and our customs yon, of course, wouldn't be expected to find that out." "But come," she cried, "you are loi lng all the scenic effects of this de lightful trip. This is famous Euchlld avenue, and w.e are running through the East End.' Aren't the bous.-s pretty?" "The lawns are lovely," he answered, "and the trees are splendid." "They are a specialty of ours," she said. "And so, I think, are pretty girl," he boldly added. "I'm afraid," she lightly remarked, "that being from Boston you are not a qualified judge. There, this Is Wade Park. Lovely approach, Isn't it? Anl over there is the Case School, and there are several of the buildings of the Western Reserve University. And if you look cloBely through the trees on this side, you will see the halls of my alma mater, the Woman's Col lege." "I salute It," be said and slightly lifted his hat "In the name of advancing women I thank you," said the girl with a little inclination of her head. "It's very nice of you to take all this trouble." he said. "I'm sure I appre ciate is very highly. By the way, please let me Introduce myself." "No," she said hastily. "You must be very cautious about confiding your name to Western strangers. Don't for get that you are no longer la the EaBt." "We are running through East Cleveland now," she said. "There Is a continuous row of these charming houses from the city through East Cleveland and Col lamer " "Cc'lamer?" be interrupted. "Why, that has something to do with my get ting oft place. It's either the second stop this side, or the other I'm to uk the conductor. You see I'm partially expected. An old Ullage classmate has invited me to visit him at his borne. Then something called blui from the city for a day of two, bnt ha telegraphed me to go right to the house and make myself at home. I'mx a shy man don't lnugh please and hesitated about imposing on strangers Bo I left my baggage at the hotel ani thought I d just come out tor a coll and see how the land lies." "You have a rather poor oplnoln ol western hospitality," said the glrL "You have much to learn." "And may 1 ask where yon are go ing?" he Inquired, with amazing as surance. "It's going to be a lovely day after all." replied the girl. "It will be a lovely ride. I'm going to Palnesvllle and back." "And may I go with you, my pretty maid?" He knew he was brazen, and yet he nctr.nlly felt a prldo In hla new found boldness. "I was Just about to ask you. kind sir, she said," cried the girl with a merry laugh, "But only on three con ditions." "Name them." "You will pay the fare. I will fur nish the dinner, and neither of us is to express any curiosity as to the Identity of the other." "Accepted and filed," said tho de lighted youth. "My friends here whom I have never seen do not know on what train I am to arrive, and o they will not expect mo nt any particular hour. I can take a day off as well as not." Ho they talked and laughed and en Joyed the smiling fields and the green llilget, and the bine sky. And the young mnn from Boston, tho shy stu dent, the dldldent professor fairly bubbled over with the pleasure of this little Journey. When they finally whirled Into the little town and halted by tho side of the pretty park, the young man waa quite lonth to leave the car. Hut they took a stroll down the street to the river, and out on the ncv bridge, and up in the ancient cemetery, and gazed admiringly nt the berullful view of the valley, and rame back to the hotel with fine appetite. And after dinner tbey stoll"d across the park and along the pleasant high way to the beautiful seminary grounds, and there they entered tho car when It overtook them. And all tho way back the young man from Boston regretfully remembered that this day happiness was nearlng the end. "We are close to CollamT now," said tho girl. "Oh," he cried. "Then perhaps you can help me to find my friends? They are the Morgans. And presently they alighted and stood the roadside. "Ono moment." said the girl softly. "I want to tell you something that may surprise you." "I think not," remarked tha young mnn from Boston. "You arc Jack morgan's sister, Alice." "What a shame! How did you know mo?" He drew a photograph from his In ner coat pocket. "My portrait!" she cried. "Where old you get It?" "It was the ono thing of Jack's that I coveted, and he let me have It." "You've spoiled the fun," she pouted. "It was spoiled for mo," ho laughed. "But, do you know, I didn't feel nt all aware you knew me." "Ah, but I have a photograph', too." she cried. "And I went down town on purpose to try and find you. .Inck wanted mo to. AniT bnt what a hor rid thing you mimt have thought me?" "I didn't think you anything of tho sort," he stoutly asserted. "On tho contrary " "There, please don't got sentimen tal." "But you mtiBt admit it was a senti mental Journey." "Nonsense," she said. "And you really liked It?" "There Is oniy one other Journey that two can take that I fancy may surpass It," he said with another as tonishing attack of boldness. She blushed as she turned away, but she didn't ask him what Journey he meant W. R. Rose, in Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1 uture HourHl of Coffee. - According to the treasury bureau of statistics, "the people of the United States are sending out of the country more than $1,000,000 a week In pay ment for coffee consumed in this coun try, all of which could be readily pro duced in Porto Rico, Hawaii and tho Philippine Islands, which have already shown their ability to produce coffee of a high grade, commanding good prices in the markets of the world. Porto Rlcan coffee has long been looked upon as of a high grade, and for many years has commanded high prices In the markets of Europe; and the developments of coffee culture in Hawaii during the past few years have also been very satisfactory in the quality of coffee produced and the prices realized. In the Philippines the product is or high grade, and the fact that in physical conditions and clim ate the islands are very similar to Java, the greatest coffee producing region of the world, suggests great posslblltles to those who desire to see American money expended under the American flag. The fact that the United States is by far the greatest coffee consuming country In the world, and Is steadily Increasing her consumption, further suggests that American capital and energy may turn their attention to this promising Held now opened in the Island where Ameri can enterprise can safely Invest In business ventures. Oram's Magazine, "Here's a distinguished scientist wno says that after all there is noth ing In germs." "Nothing In germs? Nonsense. Why, look how much the doctors hart mad out of thtau" J)AY OF li. K. PRESIDENT DESCRIBED BY A MAN WHO KONW3 HOW IT 13 SPENT. A Frrnlttvnt fleta Ilown to Work With out Any lent nt Ceremony Why the Private Car la a Illinium Noeeneltv Interviewing Ilia fleneral Manager, A practical railroad man, Charles De Lnno Hlne. Is the author of an account in the Century of the way a railroad president posses a representative day: After being for a few hours with a railroad president, one hns a better conception of the magnitude ot tho Chinese treatise on all things. The president, perhaps, has Just returned from a trip to New York, where he has attended a conference of presidents of allied lines. He has been on the road all night, but, thanks to that business-like Institution, tho private ear, often er roneously considered a luxury, he ap pears In his office fresher for work than the suburbanite who has Just come In on the commuter's train. Whllo tho president Is looking over his personal mall, word spreads about too big building that "the old man Is back." Orndunlly the prlvalo secre taries of tho illfTerent chiefs drop Into tho outer offlcp to learn from the presi dent's private secretary what business Is most likely to como up flrt.t, and what clianco there Is for action on omo pet measure. Tho bell rings, and for a few minutes tho private secre tary Is closeted with the president ially telegraphic reports havo kept the president Informed of events on tho line, but In a surprisingly brief time) he learns of smaller hnppenlnqs, of inessnges left by prominent callers, and of the general behavior of his child, tho railroad. Then tho president sends for his chief assistant, tho general manager, and learns officially some of tho thing tne private secretary has told him as gossip, and many others of greater moment, but perhaps of less rcsl inter est Tho half-hour work with (he gen eral manager may nienn decisions In volving tho expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It may mean happiness or nnxlely to hundreds of homes. For example, It niny be de cided to move tho company's shops from Dan to Beersheba. This means a move for employes, a breaking of home ties, and perhaps disappoint ment to engnged lovers. Again. It may be decided to extend tho Utopia branch which means a fortuno to Investors In land beyond I'topln, and ruin to some In the old terminus. Tho presi dent may tell the general manager that the demand for a dividend on tho preferred stock Is becoming moro clamorous, and that they must get along another year without the fivo thousand new box-cars that are badly needed, and the building of which would affect many Idle men. Tho pre sident very likely calls tho attention of tho general manager to the auditor's estimate of last week's earnings, and asks why expenses cannot be reduced Just a little more. The president re minds the general manager thnt the contract for hauling Chicago dressed beef is conditional upon a second morning delivery nt tho sea-board two hours earlier than that previously given by a rival line. Ho also ob serves that tho reliability and regu larity of the passenger trains Is help ing tho western tourist business, that tho delay to the hotel-men's special by a freight wreck last week will hurt the winter travel to California, and that tho new dining car must be made to pay expenses. Ho asks why the ton mllo cost of moving freight has not Decreased In proportion to the recent outlny for big engines. He ventures the opinion that the superintendent of tho Slowburg division must have been asleep while the city council of Rlng vllle passed an ordinance requiring tho company to erect ten more electric lights at street crossings. He expresses polite astonishment at the failure ot the passenger department to book the heauquartcrs train -or the next Crand Army encampment. He makes no at tempt at concealing his dusgust over a competitor's securing ten traln-londs of agricultural machinery for the west ern prairies. He then takes up the question of a larger terminal charge for switching cars to connecting lines, and suggests to the general manager that the revenue would be Increased bv more favorable terms in the next con tract with other roads. The patient and loyal general man aged, who has taken all this In the Pickwickian sense In which It was In tended, now has bis turn. From the bundle of papers under his arm he draws a condensed estimate ot an elaborate plan for reducing the cost of transportation on a certain division by running around a bluff and locating freight-yards near a busy river Instead of climbing Into the town. The trained eye of the president eatchcB the sali ent points, end he tells the general manager whether or not funds are likely to be available, whether or not It la politic to antngonlzo municipal or other Interests. Tho general manager diplomatically shows the president that the New Orleans cotton traffic Is suffering because of the president's or der to consider all Minnesota flour as rush freight. He asks authority to In crease the pay of a superintendent who bos had a better offer from an other road. From the bundle of con densed reports be shows a saving of one hundred tons of coal the previous week by reason ot better fuel fur nished from the new mines. He tells of a new gasoline engine at Pumptown which will cut In two the monthly bills for water-supply for locomotives. He reports a conference with the mayor ot a big city about the smoke nuisance near the freight yards. He opines that the president's list visit to the state capital has killed the leg islature's bill for granger rates. He Mffgests that It would bo well for the passenger department to slop promis ing dollar excursionists a two-hour schedule for a hard three-hour run. He urges conciliatory measures toward the city council of Bucktown, which will repeal the speed ordinance as oon as the old morning accommodation train Is restored, and "Number Six" (the St touts express) can then get through the town on time. In the most nonchalant manner he asks to b excused that be may catch a train leaving In five minutes, as ho has an appointment for the next morning some six hundred miles away, at'l oil fn oClcs fortlts IMc-amUoom Before the general manager has finished, the private secretary Is en tertaining two or three reporters of af ternoon papers. The president sees them, comes out, shakes hands, and tells them rates are to be stlffcr than ever; that the stockholders are tired ot hunting snipe for the fun of holding empty bags. Ho then Jocosely asks them for news about his road, as he has been in New York helping his wife do her shopping. QUAINT AND CURIOUS, Arrayed In all his state clothes the Sultan of Johoro Is a glittering cu riosity. He wears gems worth $12, 0110,000. They Bparkle In his crown, on his epaulets, In his girdle and his cuiTs. In Australia, among the Chinese population of between 25,000 and 30,. ooo aro some of tho "solidest" men of the community, and, as In British Oulatia and Trinidad, where there are 4393 and 2200 respectively, they num ber many shopkeepers and general merchants, as well as miners and rail way builders. Great Bend, Kun., is proud of a hand-to-mouth brcadlng-inaUIng feat achieved there recently. Wheat which stood In the Meld at noon was harvest ed and thrashed by machinery In tho afternoon, taken to a mill, ground Into flour, made Into broad, baked and of fered for snlc by C p. m. Great Bend asserts that this record cannot bo beaten. Dlnmandl. a native of PylnroB. ono of the Greek Islands, is a remarkable calculator. After a mere glance at a blackboard on which 30 groups of fig ures are written he can repent them In any order, and deal with them by any arithmetical process. It is Mild that he never makes an error In cal culation involving billions, nnd ho can extract squaro or cube roots with mar vellous rapidity and accuracy. Dln mandl writes poetry and novels in tho intervals of business, nnd shows con siderable Intellectual capacity. How many persons who dally eat sandwiches are awaro that It Is to an ancestor of tho Earl of Sandwich thnt that popular form of food owes hh name? The story runs thut the earl in question was very fond of plnylng cards, and In order to prevent having to stop to eat he used to have a sllco of meat put between two slIceB of brent and cat those as ho played. This got to be called a "sandwich," but gradually the Inverted commas were dropped as the word became an accepted one In the language. There Is a certain Indy known o the London omnibus officials ob the "Regent Strejt. Mystery," who Is poa soBsed of the extraordinary eccentric. ity of entering a 'bus and quitting It again before It has proceeded a dozen paces. It would appear that she has followed thlB practice for many years, but tho reason for It hns baffled tho Ingenuity of several generations of conductors. Some believe, that he mind was affected yara ago by the loss of a friend or relative, and that she wanders accordingly from omnibus to omnibus In tho hope of encountering the missing party, but whether this solution of the mystery be correct or not the writer la unable to hazard tho faintest guess. Tim Hullilng and Jewett'i I-eg. Mr. Price, when at Oxford, pos sessed a brindled bulldog named Taff, who "had a soul above butchers' meat," and "went for tho leg of a don." It appears that Taff, "dissatisfied per haps with the curriculum of Christ church, and pining for higher educa tion," one day strolled, on his own account Into Bartlol. "There he en countered Prof, Jowett, and promptly bit that celebrated divine In the leg; bit him rather badly." Unforunatoly, the brass plate on the delinquent's collar revealed the Identity of his owner with the consequence of an un pleasant Interview between the late Dean Llddell and Mr. Price. Mr. Price's punishment was of short duration; but the denn Issued an order thnt no dog was again to be admitted within tho gates of Christ church for all tlmo. Mr. Prlco, how ever, bad one consolation. Confined within the gates of his college, as his dog was banished beyond them, ha heard that the provost of Oriel, who would seem to have heard of the epi sode, "had Invited Taff to breakfast and made much of him." The Tablet Kallraait Suparatlttoa. A late article on the psychology ot crime spoke of the Influence one sui cide Is apt to have upon others with a tendency to self destruction, An equally curious phase of character comes out In a notion said to be com mon among railroad people. They have an Idea that If one fatal acci dent occurs In a particular spot on the line two other deaths are likely to follow In the same neighborhood at close Intervals. Philadelphia Times. CHlDRENSO0LUMNJ Hi drain hopper' Untimely I'.ml. "Just watch mo," sntd th grasko)psr, Preparing for a nighti "I Imil so vigorous today. I'll Jump clear out ol sight I" I watched hi in as he roue In air, Me kept his word no doubt, For down ha nam Into a itrxant Whore lived a hungry trout. Bt. Nicholas. The (lama of Cltlen. What boy or girl knows how to play the game ot "Cities?" This Is how you begin: I ask you the question: "What city In the United States am I thlnkli.g ol?'" You reply by naming some city you think I have In mind. It you do not guess right the first time 1 say no; that city is too lur north, south, east or west from the ono I have In mind. For Instance: Supposing I am think ing ot San Francisco. I say to you: What city In the United States am I thinking or? You answer Boston. No, I reply; Boston is too far northeast Then you try again, this time naming a place further west nnd south of Boston, say, Philadelphia. I tell you that Philadelphia is still too far east. Thus you continue, naming cl'ios further west until you say San Fran cisco, when It will bo your turn to think ot a city, or until you "give It up," when It will bo my turn to t hoose another one,, If you can keep before your mind's cyo a picture of the United States, with the position of the many colors representing tho states, you will find It of Immense service In locating tno direction of the various cities. . ItrUnn and the Tin-key. "Oh! I'm so gind Bri-anls com-lng. Ho Is such a dear llt-tlo boy," cried Dot. "What a lot of things we shall have to show him. It seems fun-ny to think ho has nc-ver been In the coun try before." "Here they como!" crl-ej Mario, rush-lug to 1 ho gar-den gate; and the children klss-ed their llt-tlo cou-slp un-tll his cap fell off. After dinner the three children made for tho fairi yard. "Vou see, there's such a num-bor of things you've ne-ver seen. Brian thickens and ducks and geese and pigs and " "1'vo seen lots of zem," said Brl-an, a llt-tlo Indignant. "We has chick ens for dln'ner, and ev-er so- nin ny years a-go, I don't 'xactly 'mem-ber when, we had a goose, and we lias tur-key at Ch'Is-'mas." Dot and Mar-le laughed. "But you have ne-ver Been them run-nlng n bout, have you?" Be-fore Bri an could make up hla mind what to say, they camo tip-on a brood of duek-ltngs, and his nliout of de-llght told them the sight was new to him. Then the chick-ens and tho gos-llngs and the llt-tlo pigs, all wore frenh nnd de-llght-fu! to the city boy, and his cou sins were as happy as he. But his ro-sy cheeks grew a shads pal-er when ho saw a big turkey strut-ting a-hout with outspread toil. "He doesn't look much like :hn turkeys In tho shops, does he?" said Dot. As the tur-key took no no-flno of them, Bri an's courage soon came back. Sud denly ho gave a jront shout, and point-lng to the tur-oy'c wat-tlos, he cried ex-clt-ed-ly, "Why. tho turkey's pot a trunk!" Dot and Mar-le laugh-ed so much at Bri an's dls-cov-ery that Bri an bs- gan to laugh too, al-though lm did not know why; so It was a ve-ry bap py party that mo-ther call-eel In doors at last But all the time he stay ed at the farm no-thlng plea-sed Brl-an so much as watch-Ing the tur-key, and v. hen he was quite a big boy his cou-slns used to re-mind him of the tur key 3 trunk. Cassell's Little Folks. Tlier Lived 600 Year Aba. In the early part of the 14th cen tury two exiled Italians left behind them forever tholr beautiful nativo city of Florence. One of them was Dante, whom you have all heard ot as the poet; the other was Petraeco, the father of Petrarch, the poot. Petrarch was born July 20, 1304, at Arrezo, during the second year of bis parents' exile, and was named by them Francesco. He was destined to be as famous as his father's com' panlon In exile, Dante. From his earliest childhood Francesco, or Chec- co, as his llttlo companions called him, loved literature, and dally the longing to he a great writer grew in him. His father, a passionate man, could not give up the desire to see bit son a jurist like himself. The story Is told that one day In anger be threw Into the fire all his boy's most cherished books. Francesco pleaded so bard for his treasures that at last his father rescued two bookb which wero only hulf burned, and these two were "Cicero" and "Virgil." This love ot letters nothing could kill. It is truo that yielding to his father's wishes, be spent soven years ot his life at Montpeller and Bologna studying law, but he always regarded these years as "not so much spent as totally wasted," and after his father's death he gave up the study forever. Free at 22 to devote himself to lit rature, he placed himself under the patronage ot Influential nobles, necessary step to a literary man of that day. We marvel at the number of books which came from bis pen. Though all the world knows him bast for ti' liunutlful love songs which wrole In Italian, his list of Latin books is very Interesting. Then thero was the Latin poem about f'clplo Afrleanus which brought Petrar;.h the greatest honor of hla life. Largely because of the Interest it aroused, on Easter, 1341, Petrarch was crowned with the laurel wreath. Petrarch's life was a long one. so long that he found time not only to become one of the foremost writers but to collect a library, to make a col lection of coins, to arouse Interest In preserving old manuscripts, fast be coming lost to the world, and in many ways to awaken the people of bis time to a love of the old Greek and Roman writers. One day In 1374 they found him fast asleep over a book In hl3 home at Arqua. When thoy tried to waken him they found that he was dead. So was the wish which he had once ox- pressed to his friend Bocearclo ful filled "I desire that death find mo reading or writing." Chicago Record- Herald. VI-lint the Ware HhIiI to Moll?. One day not very long aro Molly and Tom went with mamma to Ihe beach. Mamma sat and read while Molly and Tom built castles and forts, waded In the water, caught a jelly fish, and dfd lots of things. By nnd by Molly got tired of plny lng, so sue ant down and watched the waves as tbey splashed up the bench. At last onn little wave almost covered her with water, and then s'.io Jumped pretty quick, I can tell you. "Please don't run away," said the wave. "I wanted to tell you of an adventure of mine." And It gave a splashy chuckle of delight. "Dear me," snld Moll. "Do you havo tidveiitures? I tho u;ht yod did nothing but. play all day." "No, Indeed," said the wave. "Vo havo lots of adventui . Onco I helped wreck a ship hri I'm not go ing to tell yen nbo-.it f it. Tills was a funny hnpncr.lnj;. J'c: cniry 1 v.as playing down there by tho bulkhead under the long walk. Lots of land people were leaning ovf.r the wall to watch us dance. Pretty goon along cme a little girl and her mother. The little girl was crying hr.rd 'cause sho was hot and tired nr.d cross. They stopped to watch us rnd tho little girl climbed up and locked over the wnll. while 1'er mother 1 et1 linr tl.rM .mm hi (ill, iii;it liii. Lt-itrn ivi'i in .1 , . . ... llttlo wave give another chucklo. "I don't think It wr.a very funny," said Molly, frowning. "Don't you?" asked t' o llttlo wave. "Why. I thought bo. Now, plea.ie, don't get nnr;ry 'cause I haven't como to the funny part yet." "So tho little girl c -led," it weut on, rippling along the tliore. "And I kept a-wonderlng how to make her laugh. I dashed myself against the -bulkhead ever so manv times, but It wasn't any use. I coul 'a't Jump hl h enough you see. And V.:e little girl's tears came so fast sh? couldn't see through 'cm." Here the little wave stopped and ran off toward the oeen. "O, come back. do. please, little wave," trert Molly, "and tell mo Low you made her laugh." The wavo camo splashing In again nnd curled around Molly's toes. "I didn't think you cared about It. But If you really and truly want to k:iow " "Of course I do," sp.Id Molly, clasp ing he hands. "Well," said the Utile wave, as it rolled up a pebble. "I couldn't do it all by myself, you see. So I thought end thought and then I remembered bv great-grcat-great uncle. Seventh V.'ave. So I ran off quk to find him, 'rauso I was afraid the little fcirl might go away 'foro I came back. nd I met him rolling in toward shore. Ho was foaming with anger and was going to tear down thai bulkhead, ho a'.ld. I told him all tho story and af ter a while he promise! to do what I wanted. Then I hopped on his back and away we went rolling In. The little girl was there still, crying hard, and lots of other land peoplo were H ere, too. Everybody cried, 'Look at tbat mon-sterous wave!' Thoy didn't know It was me on uncle's back that mado him look so big. So we came crashing against the bulkhead. And Just as we struck It I Jumped high In the air and dashed ray spray right Into the little girl's face." "And then?" asked Molly. "And then-tbe little girl laughed." said the wave as it slipped back into tho sea. "Molly!" called mamma. "You've been standing there for ever so long. Was It a day dream, little daughter?" Molly rubbed her eyes and laughed, but never a word she said about the story the little wave told her. Brook lyn Eagle. Sovereign of Greater T'rltaln. It appears to be In contemplation to give King Edward a title more wor thy ot his actual position than that of king, and the one that seems to find most favor In the discussion Is "Sov ereign of Greater Britain." This would give htm distinction over all the other rulers of the earth, since it would raise an indeflnlto title to a position of commanding deflnlteness, as the addition ot "the" to an Irish name marks the head of the house; when allusion was made to "the sov ereign" It would be understood that the Sovereign ot Greater Britain alone was meant How the other sovereigns would take such an assumption ot su periority remains to be scon. Phila delphla Ledger. And Al Lawyare. Bobblj Pa, what happcus when cars are tlecoedT Father T! paen:n: ace stun, my son. Smart Bet
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