I THE OLD FIRE HORSE. thetle Kndlna; lu Ilia nrllllnnt and (llorlon I nrrrr. The story of n vet 'inn lire horso tlmt vn disabled mill r nnt'1 his w ny Into the street cleaning department Is told liy Scwoll t-'inil In "Horses Nine." The niilhor says: There was mi ilcln.v iilimil his liiltlu tinn. Into Ids fore Inmft ll'.v branded thin BlmiiH-fill Inscription. "D. H. C, 1M7." (n IiIh buck they ft 11 11 ht ii forty lioimd single harness with 11 dirty piece of cntiviiM ns ii blanket. They hooked lit))) to mi Iron ilnini curt, mid tlit-ii with it heavy lashed whip they hnh'il lilin rorlli tit V.'So ii. in. to begin tho Inglorious work of removing refuse from tho clly slrocl i. Perhaps jom think "Id Sliver could Hot feel the disgrace, the Ignominy of It till. Could Jon luive sect the lower ed hetiil. the limp hunt; lull, the dulled eye mill the illsplrlieil win of IiIh qiiar ti r you would have thought dilTer einly. It Is one tliliiL' to .lump n hook and liulder tnnk up Hrouihuiy to the N llef of a lire threatened block mid qtllio iinother to plod humbly along the curb from nsh ran to usli etui. How Silver did linte those cans! Knell one should luive heed fur him n signal to stop. Hut It was not. In consequence lie was yanked to n halt every two nil miles. Sometimes he would em m his link mid look mournfully iiroiiml at the un sightly leg which he had eoiiie to un derstand was the cause of nil his nils cry. There would eonie Into Ills groat eyes it look of surli pitiful inelaneholy that one might iilnmst faney tears roll ing out. Then he would lie roused by nn exasperated driver, who Jerked cru elly on the lines mid used Ills whip as If It had been a Hall. To another horse, unused to niiylhlng better, the life would not have seemed hard. Hut to Silver, ueeiistonied to such little amenities' as friendly pats from men, and the comradeship of Ills fellow workers. It was like a bad dream. Had he not lost his euste? Ex press and dray horses, the very ones that had once sen i rled Into side streets nt sound of his hoofs, now Insolently crowded him to the curb. When he had been on the lire truck Silver had yield ed the right of way to none, he had lield his head ! 1 1 n 1 1 ; now be dodged nnd waited, lie wore u blind bridle, and be Wished neither to see nor to lie seen. Wluil Ailed (he Cluck. Mrs. lienson's clock, after having kept excellent lime for several years, suddenly stopped. After trying for soino time to make it ko hIic removed It from Its shelf mid sent It to a clock repairer. "Madam." he said after Inspecting. "Is this clock kept in n damp room?" "No." she replied. "We keep It In the driest room In the house." "Has It ever had a fall Into n tub of water or anything of that sort?" "Never." "Well. I cant understand It. It works are as rusty us If It had been left unused In a cellar for n year." "I can't see how that can be," said Mrs. Henson. "We are so careful of that clock that we always keep our vials of muriatic and sulphuric acid -Inside of It. where we know they will never be touched." Then the Jeweler understood. Youth's Companion. Sixteenth Century I.nntlnn. It is a mistake to Imagine that the streets of London lu the sixteenth century presented a much more lively appearanoo than they do nt present. Tho everyday dress of tho people, even of the highest rank, was almost lnvuri ably inailo of broadcloth of a sober col or, occasionally enlivened with velvot and smart ribbons. It was only on state occasions or festivities, parties bulls nnd public entertainments that the tray silks and velvets nnd the cloth of gold were exhibited, and It must be remeuiliered that so costly were the materials which could then be era ployed In male or female dress that not Infrequently parents left their best clothes by will to their favorlto chll dren as a much valued legacy. Old Comtonl Pictures. There is In the museum of Turin, Italy, n papyrus roll which displays a whole series of comical scenes. In the first place, a lion, a crocodile nnd nn ape are giving a vocal nnd lustra- mental concert. Next comes nn nss, dressud, -armed and sccptcred like pharnoh. With majestic swagger ho receives the gift presented to him by a cat of high degree, to whom a bull nets as proud conductor. A lion and gazelle are playing nt checkers, a hip popotnmus Is perched In a high tree and a horse has climbed Into the tree and is trying to dislodge him. The Menn IlelKht of Land. Tho mean height of land above sea level, according to tho most sclentltlc geographers. Is S.'J.'O feet. The mean depth of the ocean is 12.4H0 feet. Only 2 per cent of the sen (oceans lu geu oral) Is Included inside a depth of BOO fathoms, while 77 per cent He bo tween 500 and 3.000 fathoms. If the laud were tilled Into the hollows of the sens, water, would roll over the earth's crust to a uniform depth of two miles. Envelopes In theF.lvhteeuth Century Envelopes nre supposed to be quite modern, but in the Hlrch manuscripts In the Ilrltlsli museum. No. 443,'J lo.", there is u letter from Martin Trlcwald to Sir Hans Slomie. dated Stockholm April 24. 17.V1. Inclosed lu un ordinary envelope, which Is opened out and mounted at tho end of tho letter. Note and Queries. If dogs could speak they would have something to say about tho fool numoa that womou give tUoui. New York Mail anU Express. A Hint Hint Is Feared. The elster (I'lca candntn) Is a bird that Is respected and feared through- out south (lerinaiiy. It belongs to the raven tribe nnd Is about the size of Uove, with black and white feathers and long, pointed tall, it builds Its nest In orchards, and It life Is sscred. If It Is seen throe times In succession (ir) the same house top In a place remote from Its home It Is believed to be a sure sign of death lu that house. If It Hies over a bouse where any one 1 ill mid gives Its peculiar cry the sick per son Is sure to die, but If It doe not M tvmn the patient may recover. It Is clter for the sick iH-rson If the bird does nut come near. No one could be hired to bother tlieae Ir '. i for fear they might seek revenge, nnd If by chuiii-c one of them should Cic It Is a sign of bud luck to the own- r of the property where It was found. the bird Is a valuable Insect destroyer :inl in t'.ili way probably moro than to:, peiisiites for the fear It occasions among the farmers. To Induce Humility In I'eaooek. If voil wish to take the conceit out of n peacock pull out his tall feather, and as soon as he Minis the glory of tils iluning:' gene he becomes the bum- dost, most subdued and ashamed look- lug bird that ever walked the earth. A peacock III full feather Is so vain and conceited us sometimes to be really trouble .wiiiie. Not satisfied with squall ing at the top of Ids discordant voice and with parading up and down the walks with expanded plumage, ho will attack cats, dogs and even children and has been known to seriously Injure small boys or girls that were Incau tious enough to venture within Ida reach. Plucking his tall feathers, however, causes all ins courage to evaporate. He will sneak around the yard like a whipped spaniel, will keep out of sight as much as possible, and you '..111 bear nothing or 1dm until bis plumage ha ngulii grown. Damns nnd Porthoa. Pumas, like Hiilzae. was fond of his own creation. Among tiieui an lie loved I'ortl.os best. The great, strong. vain In m was a child after his own heart. One nfteriioon. It Is related, his soil found I intuit careworn, wretched, overwhelmed. "What has happened to you? Are you 111';" asked Humus Ills. No," replied Dumu pure. "Nell, what Is It, then?" "I urn miserable." Why? l itis morning I killed Por thoa poor I'orthos! Oh, what trouble I have had to make up my mind to do It! Hut there must be an end to all things. Yet when I saw him sinking beneath the ruins crying, 'It I too heavy, too heavy fur me!' I swear to you that I cried." And he wiped away u tear with the sleeve of his dressing gown. A Clever Method of Stealing. iYii Ingenious mid successful trick was played ut a London Hat in brond daylight. A gentleman rang the bell nt 3 o'clock and Inquired whether Mr. Grey was at home. "No, lr," an Id the Janitor. "He rarely If ever comes back from the temple before a o clock. "That Is strange," returned the other, "since 1 know he has au appointment here with n Mr. Johnson at 4 o'clock." Then he went his way. At 4 o'clock to the minute Mr. John son called and, giving his name, was of course allowed to wait In Mr. Crey's apartments, which he denuded of everything of "poruible value" In ten minutes and then wulked out, ob serving us be passed the porter that be could wait no longer. Parrots Are Vegetarians. I'a trots are vegetarians. They live chlelly upon a light but nutritious diet of fruit and seeds or upon the abundant nectar of rich tropical flow ers. And It is mainly for the sake of getting nt their chosen food that they have developed the large mid power ful bills which cburacterlxe the fund ly. You may have perhaps noted the most tropical fruit eaters, like the hornbilla uud the touc ans, nre remark able for the size and strength of their beaks. Conihlll Magazine. The Walter Impudence, Mr. Waybitck (ut hoteli Whut's that lemonade? Walter That's u finger bowl, sub. "What's it fer?" "To wash y'r linger ufter eiitlu', you know, sah." "Consiirn y'r Impudence! I don't cut with my lingers If I do come from the country. I cut with my knife, same a other folks." Shark Soup. Ill Ceylon there Is a considerable trade lu the oil of the white shark The tins of the unlmnl are very rich In gelatin and are used largely by the Chinese for making soup, of which they declare that the turtle soup so prized by epicure In this country I but u distant and feeble imitation. No Idlers Wanted. He They say the eyes are the win dows of the heart. Now, when 1 look nt your eyes She I hope you notice the sign in the windows. He Signs! What signs? She - "No Admittance Except on Business."--Philadelphia I'ress. A Trasrlv lament, "Phi you say that you were wedded to your art?" "Yes." answered Stormlngton Humes, "I'm tied to It for life, all right. Hut I don't hesitate to confess thut the ioneymoon was over some years ago." -Washington Star. He Didn't Understand. Bpnrtucus-Huve you Is'ou watching the curio sale? Bmuitlciis-No. didn't know there wn sucb a vessel in tho harbor. Ual .iwore American. A DRAFT HCrlEE'S DEBUT." Bow the Aaetlnneer Introduced. Rim to the I II; Borers. How Chieftain, a heuvy draft horse, made his debut In New York city Is told by Sewell Ford lu "Morses Nine" as follows: He had been the boast of Keokuk cotinly for n whole year. "We'll show 'cm what we ran do In Indiana," the stock uuiHler bad said its Chieftain, his silver white tall riu'erully done tip In red Manuel, was led aboard the cars for shipment cast. They ore not unused to ton weight horses In the neighborhood of the Hull's Ilciid. where tho great sales stables are. SUM. when Chieftain was brought out. his line dappled coat shin ing like frosted steel In the sunlight, mid bis splendid tail, which had been done up In straw crimps over night, rippling ii ml waving behind lilin, there was a great craning nf necks among the buyers of heavy drafts. "Ilentlemeli." the red faced line- tloneer bad shouted, here's u buster; one of the kind you read about, wide us n wagon, with a leg on cadi corner. There's ii ton of hint, n whole ton. Who'll start him at $.'"? Why. he's as good us money In the bunk." That bad been Chieftain Introduc tion to the metropolis. The SiiiiiiiII. A military correspondent gives a good description of the Somali, who lis a lighting man is not lirst class, inotign ho Im fond of drill and proud of his uniform. Hut he Is by nature decided ly effeminate; his toilet Is n constant source of anxiety to himself, and the pains he will take to curl his crisp blnck holr by the application of vari ous substances to his head Is Incredi ble. He Is fond of lluery. of luxurious mid Indolent habits, and keeps up an incessant tire of chatter. He Is grasp ing, and In the matter of food Is greedy. Timid In the presence of the European, he Is easily excited and quickly loses bis head. I lancing Is one of his chief pastimes, accompanied by the loud clapping of hands and n con tinuous and monotonous wall, which no doubt does duty for a song. Somali women never dance, and scarcely even smile; they are completely cowed by the men. who treat them In most cases unkindly. If not actually cruelly! The Somali Is most punctilious lu the per formance of his religious rites; hut he seems hypocritical to a degree. London Express. Violin Vnrnlsh. The violin dealer was talking about tho mystery of the old violin varnishes. "The wonderful tone of the old vio lins." he said, "depended on the var nish a great deal. The secret has been lost. We don't know today how the old varnishes were made. Chnrle Heinle, who went Into this subject deeply, claimed that oil with gum In solution and color evaporated In spirit were the buses of the best varnish. Hut whether he was right or wrong no one knows. A violin consists of from thir ty to seventy pieces. We make violins today Just us they were made In the past, but we don't varnish them the same. Some varnishes contained ground iiniber. Hecently, to tho ruin nf a priceless tiiiurncrlus. Its vitrnlsh was scraped off uud analyzed and an abun dance nf limber powder was found." Philadelphia Record. Benr Worshipers of Japan. The queerest and perhaps the oldest people of the earth are the Ahum, the bear Idolaters, who are found lu the Japanese islands of Kovrlles, Suhkuli no, and chlelly In Yezo or Hoimaldo. They number more than 18,000 souls In all, and they nre fast disappearing. They have the broad nose and the oblique eyes which characterise the Chinese and Asiatic ruces generally, but there the resemblance ends. The Alnos ure a large uud powerful people, straight a an arrow. All the Alnos declare they sprang from the Grout White Dog the bear and a princess of the south. The bear Is their chief god. How to See Coder Water. A lens for seeing under water is described us producing an effect which is both astonishing and delightful. It gives distinct vision to objects from twenty to thirty feet below the sur face which ure usually out of ordi nary eye range. The eye's loss of ex tending vision when under water Is owing to tho fact thut an entirely dif ferent focus Is required. Tho spoetu clcs which can ail Just this focus lire made by putting two watch crystals back to back or with the concavities outwurd. Try It and be surprised. The Onlr Thlnar They ICver Old. John Height's powers of sarcasm were almost unrivaled. Some of his sharpest utterances have been against members of the nobility. When boasts hud been mudo of the antiquity of a prominent family, that their ancestors I came over with the Conquoror, his ro- ply was prompt, "I never heard thut ' they did anything else." i Wanted Every Detail. Pauline, aged stx, was listening to the story of the marrlngo ut Cmiu and the miracle of the water and the wine. After her mother had finished her re cital tho little girl Inquired: "Mother, whut did you sny was the name of the gentleman what gave tho party?" Now York Tribune. Not Wholly Idle. Clara Does Harry help you with the house cleaning? Harriet Well, he hangs tho pictures crooked uud does the grumbling. De troit Free Press. HU Proud Boast. "What is your position In tho choir?" asked the now church member. "Absolutely neutral," ropllod the mild tenor. "I don't side with either faction." Ventlli'l :H !! the Itnt. ' ' " "Sonic cnsl . n. i. : s ..av nonsensical no tions about Hie piM ier way to ventilate a hat," said u f:.siilnnub!e batter. "In fact, they up' ii whimsical about It that we milk;- th- hat without a ven tilator and iry t ( suit the wishes of the customer iil'ler ho bns bunded his money to the salesman. Many custom ers will not have a bat ventilated nt all. Well, they miss a great deal of cotrfort nnd take long chance for baldness In old ngi. The English style, uud the only one that some buyers will adopt, Is a i. ii.' i f pcrforat -d boles lu , the crown or the l,i:t. In ni opinion It 1 Is just us wi ll i'i have mi vi i.illator ut j all us to put Ii I,. 'I'i'. The best way Is ! In have two holes, on on ca Ii side of the hat, Just al. ive hand. Then you get g(Hid clreiilatio i nil the time, j There ure ways cf p'tic !i!:ig the holes . artistically so lh.it tl.iy ;i tint detract from the nppeni'a.'.i e i' i nt. Hut I you would be .,:';,ri-c il :i t '...: number of men who wl.l not have l'.:i in. some been 1 1 no It Is not f.isMonahh' and oth ers because they think the hat will not wear so well."- New Tori; TlmeK. , A rumiMia Pmtillui;. There Is no cihcr pudding on earth to which :.u niticli holier.- is aid as the huge beefsteak puiMin: served up dally at the most famous tavern In l.oinh.u. Ye Olde Chi'shli';1 Cheese, lu licet street. This pt.,idiug has been served up every day without break for nearly L'lM) years. Oarrlck. Ooidsmilh and Kr. John on Usui to enjoy l!. Every great writer In England makes a point of eating It today. It Is inseparably associated with Emtllsh literature. Every evening after the pudding is cooked there Is a solemn pro.vssioii. The pro; :-e'tor of the tavern, hearing the puihliii:. on a hit; dish, goes Mrs), followed by ti e cooks, the waiieis and the enlhe sla.'f. Tiny bear Hie pud ding nil around the tavern, the cus tomers ilniiig Ih.iidilc to It. Then and not till then it may be cut up uud eaten. Why Colli Ik Why is Mild so rare? i re. o.iu.ily because only two metals v. platinum and It Is heavy. There ar. that nr.' he.'.'. I -r - litin Iridium. I cuiember that at the begin nlii'; the earth was it body of gas. liy gradual enuileiiiatloii It became liquid, whi.e now the wnole of it muss save only an n r crust much thinner in pi'oporlion lo the whole bulk than Is the shell of an eg would be a fluid but for the fact that It is held together by tre mendous pre.. i::re. Naturally in the course of its formation about a center of iittraetii.il the weightier particles composing 1 1 it- globe galliersl about that center. Ac.-orillugly we lind that the earth as a whole weighs live times us much as water, while the rocks forming the crust are only about two and ii half times ns heavy as water. The Four Lettered Niimi of Uoil. 1 1 It not passingly singular at least that the name of lii.d should be spelled with four letters In almost every known language? In Latin It Is Ileus; Greek, Zeus; Hebrew, Adou: Syrian, Adad; Arabian, Alia; Persian. Syra; Tartarian, Idga: Egyptian, Annul or Zenl; East Indian, Ksgl or .en I: Jap anese. Zulu: Turkish. Addl: Scandina vian. Odin; Wallaehlan. .cue; Croa tian, iioga; Iiiilmatlan. Itcgt: Tyrrhe nian, Eher; Etrurian. Chur; .Margarlan, Oese; Swedish, Codd; Irish, IHch: Gor man, Gott: French, lleu; Spanish, Hlos; Peruvian, I. Inn. A Menlakln Church, The Eskimos possessed the most re markable place of worship In the world. It was a sealskin church. For ty sealskins were stretched over a light framework, and lu this tent. 18 by 'i feet, services were held every Sunday. Hut the church came to mi untimely end. One hard winter the Eskimos' dogs, biTug half famished, dined on the sealskins, and only the frame was left. The Eskimos have now erected u dog proof tabernacle. I'nhllo unices For Sale. , III England lu the time of George II. If you wanted a place under the gov ernment you could buy one. The sum Of i.'ilKI would get you u comfortable berth In the victualing olllce. for lu stance, where the perquisites, pickings and bribes for contracts made the service worth having. Members of parliament, who bad the privilege of franking Idlers, sometimes sold the right for ii.'itm a year. 'I hey tdivt-d. A Huston trolley car was taking on u loi;d of women, aiiii the conductor frau tlcal.y urged his gentle passengers to "move up;" but. us usual, h.s behests were not obeyed. "Now. move up, ,i dies; please do move up!" he cried. No one stirred an hich. "I say. Indie move up: 1 be motoriiiaii Is a great deal belter lookhv; i:: n than I am The ladles swept forward en incise. Cum, istu. The lO.fXKMHiO in. .i.i.Omlx n Cuilca sin are made up or ti e r.'miii.nis of many ancient noiiiailic trih.-s. .'.ecord lug to Uusslan statistic:, ou'y 2.." :;(.!XN are l;in-laiis. l.i iin ikm ai" a rineni iih, l,."(HM'i ii Til r" ars iiinl U or;;a:ii. while Iti.i r.'.l are prlucbu.'.v Mo aniiui'dati trili. . It is iisser.eil i. in: there arc thirty ill Hi li'lll laii'.'.a. es a:nl dialects spoken lu Car. a- i.. Il.T II. :i W.iii.-y. Hacon-lild I understand you to say your wife, said the couver at on was brilliant mid sparkling? Crlu.siiulieak -Those are her exact wonU. "What was she doltnf ut the time ?" "Oh. she wis fu uishliig (he conversation."- Yiiii'..cr ;:.ni sn ail. Hores iu of f -c i;;nd '. t.lnilets and augers. T!i" "liulei li.ir.is you by your self; thii a i .vr Lores yqu In u crowd. Atlanta Jouruul. ;.n Infant magician. Mosart nt the Aire of roar Composed Dlltlcalt Concerto. As a child of three Wolfgang Mo fart wonderful playing on the harp sichord wis the talk of Salzburg, and a year laltf bis compositions were be lug played In public by bis father. He was oiil.t four years old when he com pe'cil a concerto so dllllciilt that even his father, one nf the most skl!;;'d vio linists in tl 'i'inauy. could not play it. "Of course," said the Infant magician, "Ho on en ii be expected to play It with or.t diligent practice." A year later, when Wolfgang was only live years old, lie v. ns invited to give n recital in the bill of the university, when the magic of bis tiny lingers worked bis iiudilors tit a pitch of the wildest en thusiasm. At six he made a tour of Oermany mid h: cam the Idol of the courts, the empress herself taking bllii oil her knees ami l:ii:glng him In an ecstasy of admiration, while Francis I. em braced him mid called him "my little magician." Shortly after be bud pass ed bis eighth birthday Mozart was cleclrlfylnc England, was being petted nnd caressed by (leorge III. mid his queen and was publishing sonatas, a symphony nnd an anthem, which crent cd a furore among music lovers from one end of the country to the other. A tteinurknlile Clonic. Japan possesses u remarkable time piece. It Is contained In n frame threo feet wide mid live feet long, represent ing a noonday landscape of great benu ty. In the foreground plum nnd cherry trees mid rice plants appear In full bloom. In the rear Is seen a hill, grad ual in nsi'cnt. from which apparently flows a cascade, admirably imitated In yslal. From this point n threndllko stream meanders, encircling rocks and Islands In Its windings mid finally los ing IlKcIf In u fa in IV stretch of wood land, lu a i:ilniatiii-e sky u golden sun turns on u silver wire, striking tho hours on silver gongs as It passes. Each hour Is marked on the frame by n tci pins loi'iiilse. wlilcli serves the place of a band. A bird of exquisite plumage warbles ut the close of each hour, mid as the song ceases a mouse sallies forlh from a neighboring grot to and, scampering over the hill to the fciirdcu. Is sunn lost to view. Sniiie Old lxcnne. An old minister returned to his nlnm mnter after forty years of ministerial service, and was being conducted over the old place. "Same old corridors," be ejaculated as he entered "same old corridors'." Tl.cy took him to the dining hall. "Ab, me! .Same old dining ball!" Then lie opened a study door. "Same old study same old study!" Half round the lire n screen was drawn, and behind It he saw n student talking with u young lady. "Hear me!" e:.cl.".liiird the old minis ter pensively. "Same old pnie'yv same old practice!" The student sprang up Indignantly. "Excuse me. sir, this Is my sister!" A smile broke over the ancient one's face. "All. and the same old explanation same old excuse!" Wild flints In (icrmnny. A correspondent of the London Mall nt Dresden writes that the Genua ns nre fur In advance of some other people in curing for the wild birds In their towns During the winter shelters from the snow are erected in public parks and private gardens for them and plenti fully sppplled with food of various kinds. Including mountain ash berries for thrushes and blackbirds and other seeds for the smaller birds. This mix ture is sold at a very cheap rnto In shops for the purpose. In sprlugtlmo one may see many birds nesting In spe cial wooden boxes placed in the higher tries, out of the reach of cuts. The bo:;c. are of different sixes, to suit starlings, sparrows or tomtits. Wouldn't I.le Twlee. Norn had been told to say at the door that her mistress was not at home when certain callers uppeorcd upon the scene. It evidently went much ngalnst tho grain for her to make herself responsl hie for even so small a white He, but she promised to do so. mid. with cer tain hi'iilillcatlons, she kept her word "Is .Mrs. Hliiuk at home?" queried the culler. "For this wan toline. Mrs. Smlthers, she ain't." said the maid, "but hivln help her If you aslik me again. I'll not lole twolce for anybody llvln'!" I'hllu dclphlu Ledger. The Tired Ones. An i.ged Scotch minister, who was very boastful, once said to his good friend: "Think of It! I preached two hours oiul twenty minutes last Sundny!" "Didn't It weary you very much?" In quired the other solicitously. "Oh. no," said the minister. "But you should have secu the congrega tion!" Ills Interest. Gertrude You say you've only been thcrn two wcks mid have an Interest In tlu business? Vunsant Yes; I was two hours late this morning, and the boss told me I'd better take some Interest In the busi ness lu the future. Mugiulue of Hu mor. Swift's Snreasm. "My brethren," said Dean Swift in a sermon, "there ure three sorts of pride of riches, of birth and of talents. I shall not now speak of the latter, none of you being llablo to that abom inable vice." Curiosity la looking over other's peo ple's nffalrs and overlooking our own. -Waylaud. r" PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP. omethlna- Which, la Ita Motet ease. Plato Neve Understood. . The name "pla tonic" is not very ae I curatcly used when It is employed to discuss the rrieiKisiup or a man ana a woman Into which there enters no trace of amatory sentiment. Plato in various treatises, especially the "Tl- minis" and the "Symposium," speaka Indeed of n love which is frfci from sensiiousness, being the love of soul for soul, but I'liito, whose spirit was tlngeI with asceticism, was not treat ing of woman nt all, and In general what he say upon this theme refer wholly to the affection of man for man, of the binding force of hlgb character and honor. lie goes so far a to sny thut tho true lover Is to be compared with the truo philosopher, rising from the contemplation of the many who are beautiful to the con templation and love of tho lsauty that Is abstract nnd absolute. In fact, when he discusses "beauty" he use the word almoHt as the equivalent of "goodness" that Is, In an ethical rather than In a physical sense. Therefore "plntonlo friendship" In Its modern conventional meaning Is something which never en tered rinto's mind. "I'latonlc Friend ship," In Cosmopolitan. Mnklna; nn Impression. A Virginia senator was talking of negroes and their love of making im pressions. He called attention to the well known fact that negroes, as a rulo. when paying for a ten cent purchase, will deliberately fumble through a largo number of bills though they have the ten cent piece in another pocket. The senator then told the story of a negro who sow an advertisement which read. "Trunk exactly like cut, $0.75." On the trunk appeared in large figures "s:J.7."." As the negro contemplated a trip through the north be forwarded the money for a trunk. When the trunk arrived the colored man was very Indignant. The figures were miss ing from Its side. Ho returned the trunk, demanding his money back be cause of the Important omission. The trunk tlrm saw the point, ad mitted Its error and by way of making amends agreed to paint an additional figure. When the trunk arrived the fecund time tho negro was satisfied, On Its side. In glaring colors, were the figures "$10.73." The Pnrllnn Fnthers and Smoltlnir. Tho Puritan fathers were greatly addicted to smoking Indeed, the prac tice became so common that even the strnlthiecd observers of times nnd sea sons actually smoked In church. This custom soon caused very considerable annoyance, as the religious exercises were greatly disturbed by the clink ing of flints and steels to light their pipes nnd the clouds of smoke In church. Hence in the year 1000 the colony passed this luw: "It Is enacted that any person or person that shall be found smoking of tobacco on the Lord's day. going to or coming from the meetings, within two miles of meeting bouse, shall pay 12 pence for every such default." I'nder this law several persons were actually fined, but tho punishment fulled to secure the currying out of the u"hltrary second portion of the enactment. The First Porterhouse Steak. Tho first porterhouse steak was so named In New York city, in tho fa mous old tavern of Martin Morrison, at 327 Pearl street. This was a favorite resort of seafaring men. A steak being called for by an old pilot one night, Morrison said that be had no steuks, but would cut nnd broil for him thick slice from the sirloin which had Junt been prepared for roasting tho next duy. Morrison's place was known ns the Porter House In the neighbor hood, mid Its frequenters soon got to talking about the Porter House steaks Morrison finally told Gibbons, his butcher In the Fly market, to cut up sirloins for him thereafter. The Tall of a Wolf. The wolf carries its tall hanging down because In that position it is loss conspicuous and better eludes detec tion. A family of wolves playing to gether undisturbed occasionally carry their tall curled upward. Hy degrees the tail acquire naturally the upright position as a result of coincident evo lution of tho mind of the wolf by do mestication and of the slow adaptation of the appendage us un organ of ex pression. Tho cessation of natural se lection In the domestic dog would give the tall greater freedom of motion without detriment to life, and artlfl clnl selection modifies It into various shapes. llTnnnvl.v. "Can you sincerely sny that you never descended to hypocrisy?" asked the man of severe standards. "Well." answered ' Mr. Bllgglns. "I must confess that I once sat and listen ed to my daughter's commencement essay and pretended to be us much en tertalued us If I were at a baseball game." Washington Star. Kept Him Waltlnat. Hay don, the English artist. In his diary, relates how lie once went late to a sitting given him by the I Hike of Wellington and the old duke tore bis white hair and cried that he had "sat to 400 confounded painters and sculp tors, and nuue of them was ever punc tual." Notable Ezeeptlona. Mrs. Bloobumper Yes, everybody la tlways ready to give advice. Bloobumper There are exceptions, "Are there r' "Yes; doctors and lawyers." Remember that a great many good things cost more than they are worth. AtciUaou Globe, ' THE SINCiT L'JLLET. II Ton Hear It Whit. Voo M ly Do Bar It Won't lilt Von. "Don't b? flfrahl of a bullet that you've heard whistle," said an old sol dier. "If It Mug In your ear rest as sured that It will never harm yon; It Is a fact, as any old soldier will tell yon, that you never bear the bullet which hit you. It Is n pr.-blein of windage,' us the boys In the nrmy cull ed it. In other words, the bullet which you bear sing has already sped past you and the bullet which lilts you has hissed In the ear of some other fellow In passing before It got to you. It Is a simple proposition, after nil. The sing ing nf the bullet Is the atmospheric vl br.it Ion which Is created nnd the resist ance which the air offers to the prog ress of the bullet. This cmiliot be fle teited by the ear until the bullet tins rrosscd n parallel line with the car. It may snll over your head or whli close to the ground, but If It pnss"s you ntj nil the ear will cntch the sound of Its flight.' To the soldier of many bnttles the voice of tho bullet Is music. Ho knows that he need havo no dread of the bullet that sings In his ears. It Is the bullet that he docs not hear that must be feared, and it is this Inflict which always brings harm to him. No soldier ever heard the bullet which in flicted a wound on hltu." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Nerves and the Breakfast Tahle, The longer I live the moro convinced I am that breakfast Is the real cause of moro domestic friction than can be accounted for by mere Incompatibility of temper. It Is not In human nature to be amiable In the early morning. The patriarchal system by which four or flvo different branches of n family live under one roof could not possibly continue abroad were the various fam ilies obliged to submit to the breakfast test. Your futher-lii-liiw, your mother- in-law, your brother-ln-lnw and his wife, your slster-ln law and her hus band contemplated over a dish of poached eggs In the early morning would be Impossible, but by midday we have burled our savage Instincts, assumed onco more the Christian vir tues and are prepared to face the world of, relntlons-lii-law with resignation and perhaps even tho semblance of appreciation. A Countess on English Customs. Utile Faults In Social 1,1 fo. A fault In the young is to form some feverish admiration for one or two par ticular friends, often of a so called superior social standing. These nre referred to constantly. They nre held tip ns patterns, oracles and patrons. In private circles nnd public places their names ure loudly mentioned in the hope and desire of Impressing by standers. At basilars. In the lobbies of theaters, at railway stations, in railway carriages and. Indeed, wher ever the company may be described as mixed this distressing form of what Is known us brag Is very much In evi dence. The shouting of nicknames and Christian names at moments when In ordinary Intercourse one would not bo addressing anybody Is also done In or der to advertise some small degrees of Intimacy with the well known. Suc cess. Forrest's Clrent Power. An effeminate young man, an intense admirer of Forrest, enlisted among the supers so as to be nearer his idol. At the end of Forrest's most effective speech, then on, the now actor was so overcome thnt he fainted. Tlie Inci dent so pleased the "old man" that be called him to his dressing room, where, after a few remarks, he presented him with a dollar as a memento of the occa sion. On rejoining his fellow supers, five in number, the happy recipient spoke of his good fortune, dila'big upon the cause thereof. At tho next perform ance Forrest kept his eye on him to see If ho could again so overcome him as to cause him to faint. When ho reached the scene and climax his as tonishment can bo imagined when six of the supers fell over In a dead faint. Pain la a Relative Term. "Pnln" even In t!io human subject is purely a relative term. It expresses a very real sensation, but It does not ex press Its degree. And so far u man kind is concerned the sense of pnln, in the intensity In which it can be felt depends very largely Indeed upon two great factors. The first of these Is civi lization, and the second factor Is that of education. Loudon Magazine. Styles of Architecture. ' In their architecture tho Moresque atrove for the negation of the weight altogether; the Egyptian placed the weight firmly on the ground: tho Greek lifted It up In the air with an assertion of graceful power; the Hoinaii confused weight und support; the Hy aantine represented weight without support; tho Moor suggested that there was no weight at all. Pickled Statues. The marbles in Westminster palace are treated to a bath ouco a year.. They are first sponged off with water and then "pickled." This pickle con sists of a solution of soft soap and sul phur, which removes the incrustations due to the smoke laden atmosphere, and ia said to do the marble no liurui. i No Familiarities. "I suppose you are fumllmr with John Ruskln, Miss Tootles':" , . I "Indeed I am not! I never allow myself to become familiar v'.b i-i.'ii, Mr. Pearson. I bavo not even met tli) person you refer to!" K.wi,.s C'Uyj Journal. Tb fellow who sits down and waits for hi rich relations to die must con sider that they are worth the I wr.it In old. railaderpbla Record. i
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