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THE CHILDREN.
fC1iarls Moarne Dickinson u bnrn nt
ted to the New York bar In 1H08, nnl prnotleed Inw In hlnghainton nod Nfw Tork
eltr. In IS7S he liename edl'.or and owner of 111" lllugliamton Iti-puhllaan. lis nub
llshnd "Tub ( hllilron, and Other Versea'
Turkey since 1HU7.J
When lh lessons ami tank! are nil ended,
And Ilia srhuol fur the dHjr In dianilrsed
Tbe little ones gather around mi,
To Mil mx (jo mI nlKht and bi klaaedi
Ob. the little whit- arms that ennlrrle
Ny nack tu their tender enthrai I
Oh, lha enilloa tlmt am hnlos of heaTen,
Bheddlng tunshlne ol Iota om ay luce I
And when they are gone, t alt dreaming
Of my childhood, ton lotely to lnti
Of love that my heart will remember,
When It wakes to tba pnlae of thn paet,
Xta tbe world and lia wn-kednaas tnada sae
A partnor of nor row mid eln,
When thn glory of Ood about ma,
And tba glory of gladness witblu.
All my hfart grows w-nk a a woman's,
and thn fountains of feeling will lluw,
Yarn I think of thn pnth-, Bleep anil atony,
Where the (not of thn dear nnei muat oi
Of thn mountains of -In hanging o'er them,
Of the tmpt of Fat Mowinc wilds
Oh, there's tiothlnir on nirtli Imlf to holy,
as the innocent heart of child t
Th-y ara Idols of henrta and of hntieeholdai
They are anKel of Ood In dlaKiilaei
Bin sun Ikht Mill aleeps In their treai-et,
Hla Klory still gleams In their eyeai
Ohl thorn trunnta Ironi homo and from
heaven.
They liava mnd ma mora manly and mild I
And 1 know how Jhmis could llkeu
Tba Kingdom uf Ood to a child.
EBEN LUFKIN, LAWYER.
"Roach & I.urkln, Attorneys-at-Law."
That wag the flrni name, but every-1
body. Including the office boy and the
book-keeper, knew that Lufkln, Eben
Lufkln, didn't amount to much either
In tbe affairs ct the olTke, as a lawyer
or aa an Individual. He was older
Uian Judge Roach, slimmer, Blower,
more silent, an old-fashioned bachelor.
As a matter of fact, bis portion a the
Arm was more that of chief clerk than
partner. He wrote most of the letters
"by hand," a small, beautiful, legible
band, of which he was very proud.
Judge Roach "made allowances" for
"Eben." as he called him. They haJ
been classmates at college, and the
Judge remembered that Lufkln had
been his guide, counsellor and friend
at school. In business., though, things
"were different. Roach was assertive,
con fid out, pushing. He had up-to-vJate
methods and wore up-to-date
clothes. Lufkln had the scholarship
without any ability to "get there."
Roach was one c( those men who
would have succeeded from section
band to superintendence. He got
"next" to everything. After ten years
of profitable ltvw practice he began to
regard Eben more as one of the office
fixtures than as a frlond and equal.
Being wealthy by inheritance, the
division of profits with Lufkln didn't
natter to Judge Reach, but his part
ner's cautious, hesitating, methodical
ways began to Beem irksome. Lufkln
Imagined that he was the "safety" of
the partnership. Roach began to think
be was a hindrance; a dead wolght.
He no Ion kit felt the need of an ad
Yiser, and he resented criticism. Eben
eldom ventured to interfere with af
fairs, but Roach "felt" that his acts
were estimated, his words weighed,
bis manners considered, his behavior
criticised by tho silent, watchful, gen
tle old fellow behind the desk. Even
Lafkln's rusty black alpaca ccat
looked like a tacit remonstrance
against Roach's smart blue serge
-military."
"He's too slow," thomjht the judge.
"He's a boy yet," said Lufkln to
himself.
"Wonder If Eben'll stand It," thought
Roach, when he made up his mind to
mplcy a young woman stenographer.
"A good wife would make a man of
him." mused Lufkln, who didn't know
anything about the impending Innova
tion. ;
The new stenographer was the
daughter of one of the firm's deceased
clients. She was a southern girl, with
a brune, serious face, much wavy
black hair, wistful gray-blue eyes and
a distant manner. Mr. Lufkln looked
at her as he might have looked at a
atrange, beautiful Insect when his part
ner stammered an introduction, but he
took the large, white hand sha held
nt to him and said:
"Thank you. Miss Glldorslocve."
tie was always polite like that,
ven to clerks, servants and beggars,
and Judge Roach had an idea that It
was one of the qualities that helped to
keep Ebon down. When Miss Gilder
sleeve bad been duly Installed in her
little corner, Lufkln seemed to forget
her presence altogether except whon he
entered and loft the office. Then it was
"Good morning, Miss Cildersloeve," or
"Good evening, Miss GUdersleeve," but
so more. She bad been In the office
two months before he ventured to dic
tate a letter. But he didn't keep It up.
He seemed to prefer writing his own
letters with a pen. Judge Roach, on
xne contrary, never naa written so
many letters. In fact, Eben, who nat
orally overheard everything, had never
known that his partner belonged to so
many clubs, went to bo many places,
knew so many fashionable ladles, was
In correspondence with so many
prominent men.
But when the Judge bought a brand
new oak, drop-top typewriting desk for
Hiss GUdersleeve and bad It placed
In bis own private office, where nelth
. r tbe prying clerks nor the receptive
Lnfkln could overhear him dictating
letters, old Eben got out the little oil
tone from bis bottom drawer, and, as
he sharpened bis penknife, whlBtled
"Tbe Campbells Are Coming" in a
weird ajid dreary discord. A few days
afberw,ard be noticed that Judge Roach
wore very brilliant rone la his but
t.owtllle, H. T., In I'M! IT Was admit
In 188, 11a but baan eouaul-genaral to
Bark not ft Ufa for tha dear ones,
All radiant as others bava dona,
Tut that Ilia may have Ju-t enniiKb ihadow
l'o temper tha glare of tha mint
1 would pray Ood to Board tham from btII,
I)ut my prayer Would bound baok to my
self. Ah ! a a.-raph mar pray for a alnner.
Dill a alnnar muat pray tor hluiaalf.
Tha twla la an aaally bended,
I have banl-liail tha rtila and tha rod)
1 Lava taught tliara tbe goodneaa of knowl
edge, They have taught ma tha goodneaa of Ood
Mt hfart la a dungeon of darknaaa,
Vhere I ahut tham from breaking a ruta
Mr frown la aufflolant correction:
My love la tba law of tbe aohool.
1 ahall leave tha old honaa In tha Autumn,
To traverae lia thraahold no morei
Ah "how I almll eluh lor the dear one
That maat ma each morn at tha door I
1 shall mlaa tha ' good nluhta" and the kisses
And tha glial of their liinoxviit glaa,
Tba itroop on tha nraan, and tha flowers
lhut ara brought avrry inorulag to me,
I shall mlaa tham at morn nnd nt eve,
Thalr song In tha school and thestreet
I rhall ml ha low hum of thalr voters,
And tha tramp of their dellciitn feat,
Whan tha laaaona and taoka ara all ended.
And Death save, "1 ha aohool la dtamlssedl"
Unv the little onaa gather around ma,
l'o bid me good night and be klxaed.
Charles Monro Dickinson.
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tonhole as he strode Into the office In
the morning. And In the evening, af
ter she had gone and the old bachelor
went Into the private office to get the
morning paper out of the waste bas
ket, he saw the same rose In a bottle
of water on Miss Glldersleeve's desk.
After that he began to notice a lot
of unusual things in Judge Roach's
dress and demeanor, and he whistled
The Campbells Are Coming" all the
time, to all kinds of measure and never
In tune. Roach was unmistakably ir
ritated when Eben suddenly resumed
the dictation of letters. To do this it
was necessary for the old fellow either
to call Mtas GUdersleeve Into the main
office or to Intrude upon the privacy of
Roach's sanctum. The Judge began
to conceive a deep-rooted, but unrea
sonable hatred for his old partner.
Lufkln's correspondence began to sur
pass all reason. The amiable Miss
GUdersleeve was forever taking notes.
Dut now it was Eben who monopolized
her time.
The Judge tried coming down early.
He arrived one morning at 7 o'clock.
But Lufkln was already at work. Thou
he tried loitering in the evening, but
Eben insisted on "locking up."
"I believe the old fool thinks Miss
GUdersleeve 1ms ensnared me," reflect
ed Roach, gnawing his mustache. "The
meddlesome fossil!"
As a matter of fact the Judge had
found his stenographer so quick-witted,
so modest, so amiable and so
comely that he was beginning to con
sider the propriety of showing her a lit
tle more personal attention. You Bee,
sho was tho dnughter of an old and re
Bpected client and she had come to
town an utter stranger. Her manners
were those of the nurtured southern
lady. Sho was young, diffident, indus
trious, discreet. Why not show her
come of tho consideration which Is
usually omitted between employer and
employe? So thought Judge Roach. It
could do no harm, for Instance, to take
her driving in the park after dark. No
body would see them. He could keep
away from the crowded drives and
fashionable resorts. So ho asked her.
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Roach," she had
answered, "but I promised a friend to
attend the concert this evening. It's
very klud of you. I'm sure."
He saw that sho was pleased, flat
tered, he guessed, nnd by the merest
chance be drovp that evening past the
music stand In the park. He saw her,
her face radiant, smiling, chatting gay
ly to a man.
The next day, having asked Miss
GUdersleeve; to withdraw. Judge
Roach, looking qulto solemn, his hand
trembling a bit, his face flushed, called
Eben Into his office and closed tbe
door.
"Eben," he said awkwardly, con
fused, "I've been thinking of course,
It's Just a notion of mine, but I have
you thought anything of withdrawing
from tho partnership going In for
yourself, Eben?"
"Yes, I've thcught of it, George,"
said Lufkln, quietly, a sad kind of
smile hovering about the corner of his
gentle mouth, "I think I d have done
better alone, perhaps, but it's a bit late
now, I'm afraid. You see, I've been
fitting myself to your necessities so
long that but If you wish It,
George "
"Oh, I don't wish It, Ebon," blurted
Roach, who was beginning to feel very
"cheap," "I don't wish it. I've no
fault to find, but you're a different
kind of a man from me, you're a little
too that Is, why, you're too slow!"
concluded the Judge, trylug to justify
himself by becoming brutal.
"As you say, George," answerod
Eben, very softly, "I'll drop out. It'll
be especially Inconvenient Just now "
"Why?" The Judge was resolved to
have no mercy.
"Well, you see, I had arranged to be
married at New Year's and "
"Married?" Judge Roach forgot his
resentment In the surprising news,
"Yes, George," resumed the quiet
man, "we that Is, Miss GUdersleeve
. -.- '.
"You don't mean to tell me that yoti
and Miss GUdersleeve are to be mar
ried, Eben!" Mrv Roach was growing
gray about tha lips.
"We Intended to keep It a secret lot
a while, George"
"Stop! Shut up, will you! Just for a
minute, please, Eben." The two
friends sat quite silent for a few min
utes and then: "Kb, old boy," said the
Judge, "you don't want to remember
anything I said a bent breaking up the
partnership. 1 didn't mean It. I Just
wanted to seo what you'd say before
I went away. I intended to tell you
that I'm going to Europe for a month.
I think I'll start tomorrow. Court's
adjourned and you can look after
everything, Including the correspond
ence. Eh, Eben?"
There wna a vague smllo as he said
this, but Eben laughed softly, and they
hook hands, and when Mr. Roach was
alone he looked absently out of the
window and muttered:
"And I save hi in credit for being too
slow!" Cblrogo Record-Herald.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
There was something remnrkable 1a
the life and death of Sammy Cox, who
lived at Kmlle, a few miles above
Urtstol, Pa. He was was burled tho
oilier day, was born In his old home
stead, eighty-two years ago; dlod
there, and In the four score years had
never been absent over night from his
borne.
A god Illustration of the vast rtnm
spe. a little thing enn do Is found In
the rwent breakdown of the now
French cruiser Marseillaise. In the
course of her trials the engines broke
down and the ship had to be towed
back to port. Tho engines were taken
apart and in the steam cane was found
a hammer which had been left there
by a forgetful workman.
Lieutenant G. Van Beaufort of the
Dutch army, recently made a remark
able ride from Amsterdam to Vienna,
a distance of 780 miles. The start
was made on April 30, and the lieu
tenant rode Into the Austrian capital
on the morning of the ninth day after
that date, both himself and his mount
being In excellent condition, although
the last stage of 34 miles bad been
done overnight In heavy rain.
There la at Caasel a library prob
ably unique In the world. It Is bound
in timber, printed on timber pages
possibly from wood blocks and deals
exclusively with timber. The library
In question Is the Holzbthllntek, which
was complied at the end of last cen
tury by Karl Bchloldhach, and Is com
posed of about BOO volumes made from
trees In tho park at Wllhelmshohe.
Every volume bears on a tnb not In
timber, but, qitoerly enough, In moroc
co tbe name of the tree from which
It was obtained. There are plates of
the tree In all stages of Its growth,
and the letterpress Is a treatise on the
foresting and natural history of the
tree.
Among tho exhibits of the post office
department at the St. Louis exposi
tion will be a qunlnt wooden chart
prmerly used in the postofflce nt
Manila during Spanish occupation.
This chart was hung on the wall of
tho building, and the names of those
who had letters or newspapers were
written and exposed to the public on
Blips of paper which fitted into notch
es upon Its surface. When a Filipino
saw his name on the chart he Inquired
at the window for his letters. If ho
did not find his name there was no
use in bothering the delivery clerk.
Similar arrangements are found In
many of the towns and smaller cities
in Spain and In some parts of South
America.
Among the collections of the Smith
sonian institute there are about 60 ob
jects which have been puzzling arch
aeologists for some time. They are
cut from the hardest kind of granite
and are about the size and shape of
a horse collar. They were gathered up
by an American merchant during a
tour of Cuba, Porto Rico, Jamaica
and other islands of the group, but
their purpose has never been deter
mined. Dr. J. Walter Fewkes of the
Bureau of Ethnology has Just returned
to the United States after a tour of
tho Islands named, made for the role
purpose of endeavoring to determine
the origin and use of the stone col
lars. He has gathered some data and
thinks he may be able to throw some
little light on the mysterious collars
after ho has gone over his notes care
fully and systematically arranged
them.
J The Balkan Crowns.
Assassination tempered by abdica
tion such has been the fate of most
Balkan rulers. Since the Balkan peo
ples were emancipated, King Otho of
Greece, Prince Cuza of Roumanla,
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, Prince
Alexander Karageorgevltch and King
Milan of Servln have been forced to
abdicate, while Prince Danllo of Mon
tenegro, Prince Michael, King Alexan
der and Queen Draga of Servla, as well
os Kara George, the Servian liberator,
have been murdered.
In addition, attempts were made on
the Hvo3 of the late Queen Amnlla and
King George of Greece, as well as on
the late King Milan of Servla.
Out of the 16 Balkan rulers who
have held sway during the last cen
tury, four alone two Montenegrins
and Mllosh Obrenovitch I. and the
Bhort-llvod Milan Obrenovitch II. of
Servla died peacefully on their
thrones, whllo four are still alive,
The remaining eight were all mur
dered or ex polled, and even Mllosh
Obrenovitch was once compelled to ab
dicate temporarily. London Chron
lcla.
A bnrricatiai Is a wind that blows at
77 miles an hour or more. Such a
wind exerts a pressure of nearly II
pounds to the square foot
LETS LIGHT U.N TIIIIJKT.
A COMPLETE EXPLORATION OF
THAT MYSTERIOUS COUNTRY.
Masqueraded as a Limn People At
tached to Religious Observances,
But Morals Are Primitive Won
derful Tempi of Buddha Faith In
Prayers.
In vlow of the recent Uiinuecpssful
attempt of Sven Ileiln and Colonel
Kor.loff to penetrate Into the heart of
Thibet, Interest In which has been
added to by the rerept departure
from New York of Oscar T. Croaby,
an American, on f ie same mission. It
bos Just become known that a Russian
subject, O. Z. Zotiblkev, was recently
residing quietly at Lhsssa or visiting
tho sacred monasteries of that mysteri
ous country. M. Zotiblliov Is a Bourlat
and a graduate of the oriental fnculty
of the IJnlveralty of St. Petersburg.
As a born Hmldlilst end familiar from
childhood wllh Thibetan, the holy lnn-
gunge of his people, he found no diffi
culty In pnsslntr fur a lama. He
brought back nn Immense number of
photographs and other llltistrntltms tf
tho llfo of tho country, and when his
book Is published, as It soon will be,
the mystery of Thibet will bo a thing
of the past. M. Zoublkov made an ex
tended report on his Journey at a meet
ing of the geographical society a few
days ngo. Ho was Immediately award
ed the Przhevnlsky prize, which Is con
ferred In honor of tho first Russian
Thibet explorer.
The frontiers of Thibet, which were
closed to European travelers after the
French explorers Hue and Onbet were
expelled from IJiassa In 1 840. have not
been hermetically sealed against a cer
tain portion of Russian subjects, name
ly the Buddhistic Ilourlats of the
Baikal region. The Bourlat are a
talented people, and the same vntire
attaches to M. Zoublkov's observations
as would be the case were he a Euro
pean. Ills stay Insted over a yer.
In the summer of 1900 M. Zoublkov
entered Thibet as a member of a cara
van. An agricultural community was
found only within 60 or 70 miles of
I.hassa. The climate wns found to be
hnrsh and dry. Snow falls occaslona
ally from December to March; rain
fiom May to August; April, September,
October and November are dry. The
medium annual temperature was found
to be 42, 67 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit
for morning, noon and night, respec
tively. The data for December Is 17.34
nnd 27 degrees and for July CO, 77 and
6C degrees.
The population, which has at times
been estimated at 33.000,000. In prob
ably about one-tenth this number. It
Is decreasing through dlsen, particu
larly smallpox, and on account of the
large number of celibate priests. Al
most nil the land In central Thibet
belongs to the Dnlal Lama. Tho
Thibetan houses are of brick and
stone, but have chimneys only In the
kitchen. The other rooms have holes
to let the smoke escape and are cheer
lessly cold. Dried dung lu the principal
fuel.
Tho common run of folks wear
white, the wealthy rod, officials yel
low, and soldiers blue clothing of
homespun. Jewels are worn In grent
abundance by the women. Barley
meal, soup, the raw fleah of the yak
and of shoep, butter, sour milk, and
vegetables are main Items of the dlot.
Men smoke tobacco and the priests
take enulT.
The poople of central Thibet are
passionately attached to their relig
ious observances, which are purely
formal. Prayers are regarded as of
magic potency. Morals are primitive,
and marriage ties are loose. Both
polygamy and polyandry are common.
Agriculture and cattle raising are the
principal employments. Labor Is
cheap, men being paid two cents or
three cents a day, while women usual
ly serve for their keep.
Lhassa was built In the seventh cen
tury. It has a picturesque location on
the southern slope of a mountain with
luxurious gardens on the west nnd
south. The Ultchu river passes to the
south of the city. Dikes and canals
have been constructed as a protection
against overflows. A fine, broad street
around the city sorves for religious
processions and penitential exorcises.
Penitents go the length of thU street,
falling to the ground every Ave or six
feet, so that In a day they prostrate
themsolves about 3,000 times. The city
has 10,000 regular Inhabitants. It Is,
however, an Important trade center.
The native traders are all women.
The Temple of Buddha. In the center
of the city. Is about 140 feet square.
It Is three stories high and has throe
glided Chinese roofs. It shelters the
gigantic bronze statue of Buddha. A
sacrificial Are fej with meltad butter
burns before the statue. The residence
of the Dalai Lama is about a mile
away from Lhassa. It was built In the
seventh century. Near by Is the old
Cnstlo Hodson-Bodnln, which Is 1.400
feet long and nine stories high. Here
are located the treasury, tho mint, the
schools of theology and medicine,
quarters for 1,200 officials and 500
monks and a prison,
M. Zoublkov also minutely described
various monasteries tmd temples, In
cluding three near Lhassa, where 15,
000 monks ara mainly engaged In
learned pursuits. At one of these the
total number of resident monks is
8000.
Thibetan Buddhism, brought frorv
India In the eovonth century, struggled
ngainxt the native Shamanism until
tho ninth century, when a compromise
was agreed upon. According to the cur
rent teaching there are many spirits
which are continually reincarnated In
men. Tbe Dalai Lama is the living
Buddha. Another defender of the faith
Is the spirit Choidshen, whose power
Is manifested through pious ascetics
who spend their lives In contempts
tlon.
Since the fifteenth century all power,
civil and spiritual, has been nominal
ly In the hands of the Dalai Uma, but
China maintains a Matichu resident
and an army. In order tr avoid strlfo
in selecting a Dalai Lama, the elec
toral council places three strips of
pBper with tho names of three boys
In an urn and the Mam htl resident re
moves one with a small staff. The ne-.r
Dnla Umt'a education Is Intrusted
to a college of learned men. Until his
22 year the government Is In the hands
of a regent appointed by the Emperor
of China. The present Dalai Lama
Is 27 years old.
The Dela Lama's council. In whose
bands tho actual power mainly re
sides, embraces four so-called "gallons"
appointed by tbs Emperor of China.
The ndmlnlptratlon is In the hands of
a closed aristocracy, and bribery and
corruption art nearly universal. Among
the common penalties are drowning,
torture, flogging, banishment and fines.
Tho Thibetan army of 4000 men Is
porly disciplined and Is armed with
bows and old-fashioned guns. Robbery
flourishes.
FOREDOOMED HEPPNER.
at Was Tempted When the Town
Was Founded.
The town of Heppner, Oregon, sit
tmted In a gulch of the Blue Moun
tains, has been foredoomed to destruc
tion by flood since tho day of Its found
ation. All thnt was ncedod. to turn
the mountnln creek, by which It was
built, Into an Irresistible torrent were
thi necessary atmospheric coalitions.
For many dys past the warm air of
the Pacific has been drafting steadily
landward, without counter-currents or
any varying of Its course, and It has
been checked and forced upward Into
a colder atmosphere by the mountain
walls of the Coast and Blue Ranges.
An enormous amount of moist air was
thus drawn from the adjacent ocean,
and the excessive precipitation which
followed formed the cloud burst that
destroyed Heppner.
Rnln Is caused, as mist and fog are
caused, by the meeting of two cur
rents of air, one warm, one cold. Tho
moisture of the warm air Is condensed
Into a cloud, and In many cases, rain
at once follows.
Rain Is also caused by the rushing
of warm lowland air up a mountain
side. Some of the heaviest rains
known In any part of the world aro
on mountains, especially on moun
tains which are not remote from the
sea.
The air over the oceans gets thor
oughly gjakcd with vapar, which while
warm It enn well carry. Then sud
denly It comes against a mountain
rango, nnd has to pour upward, losing
heat as It does so. Becoming fast
colder. It can no longer contain its
supplies of hidden moisture. Then
clouds of floating mist are formed, and
torrents of rnln are poured down.
Air, hurrying tip a mountainside,
loses heat In two ways. First, tho
coldness of the mountain air tnkes
effect, chilling and lowering the tem
perature of the warm air. Secondly, In
rising to a higher level It expands, bo
comes more thin, or "rare," spreading
out Its particles over a larger rpoco
because of loosened pressure. This
expansion of air, or of any gas, al
ways means increase of coldness, heat
being given out In the act of expan
sion. Increase of coldness means
lessened power to carry moisture,
which means nearer approach to satur
ation, and therefore Increased damp
ness. Hence, too, it means unusually
heavy downfalls of rain, or what are
popularly known as cloud-bursts.
Five Teeth, $57,500.
A block-eyed Servian diva of comic
opera celebrity recently braved the
risks of a long railway Journey In or
der to give the czar's But cts In Ar
menia an opportunity of admiring her
melodious voice, her graceful move
ments and her uncommon charms.
The dangers of a Journoy In trans-
Caucasia are by no means Imaginary,
Bays the London Telegraph, for, be
sides Kurdish brigands and occasional
avalanches of stone from tho moun
tains, tho railways are not among the
safest monns of locomotion. The par
ticular train In which this favored lady
traveled slipped off the rails, where
upon the carriages were rudely ehak
cn and tho passengers Jostled about
with their luggage.
The Servian diva was struck on th
mouth by a box, and had five of her
front teolh extracted on the spot
"Otherwise," say the authorities, "she
Buffered no inconvenience." She asked
the railway company $57,500 for com
pensation, on hearing which Uie mana
ger buttoned up his coat and went
away in anger. Then the fair ono took
an actlaa against the company, which
has Just come bolore one of the St
Petersburg courts. Tlie plaintiff there
explained that her yearly income Is 11,.
0UU roublos, and the court adjourned
In order to enable export dentists tc
testify to the practical consequences
which the loss of five front teeth may
occasion a comlo opera siuser.
January and April.
A curiosity of the British census ll
tho scheduling of a husband of 95
years who has married a wife of 21;
three husbands ranging between S3
and Do havo wives 25 years old. The
greatost disparity In the other direc
tion is the union of a wife of 65 and a
husband of 20.
The oldest couple In, the list are
aged 100 and 95 years " respectively,
while the youngest pair have num
bered -15 and 16 summers respectively
Our ct.u versatile land could niort
than match these marriage oddities,
except possibly tbe first Instance.
New York World.
NEVER MIND.
are yon blue, little boy, srs you angry and
sore i
With the way things have happened today?
Have you borne all you ceo, till you can
Stand nit morn,
Are yon fretted and hurt to your vary
henrt'a nore,
And eruelly robbed of your play?
Nerer mind, never mind, tha day will soon
end
And with It your trials so snrei
lor dntititlnas a happy tomorrow you'll
apend,
And kindness and love shall your broken
heart mend,
And troubles remember no more.
Are you grleted little maid, do yon think
you're ahnaed,
py playmate or tunehar or friend,
A victim of fnlaehnod, unlnatly aennaed,
lour heart's dearest wtsuos unkindly re-
fua-d
Till you almost wlab life at an end?
Today mny be rainy and everything drear
And nature envithiiK-d In glmimi
Jn aiinalilne tomnriow, the ilny will be elear,
Kuril HngHrlnic rnln'lropa dlnmond appear,
lbs flowers In tbe flulda all abloom.
Frank Ib ard, In Item's Horn.
HUMOROUS.
Blobhs I telj you automobillng is a
fine sport. Slobbs Yes; If you have
the money to pay 'em.
Tommy Pop, what Is an optimist?
Tommy's Pop An optimist, my son.
Is a man who Is married and glad of it.
The Querist Wnat do you think of
the doctrine of the survival of the fit
test? The Egotist It Is all right, so
far. I am still alive.
Householder There's something
(wrong with this bill. It's too big!
Grocer's Clerk That's why tbe boss
sent me to collect It,
Bbe You must see, papa, dear, about
our marriage. But don't lie anxious
about the outcome. Ho What I'm
anxious about Is the Income.
Husband I wish I knew where I
could find a buried treasure. Wife
Never mind, dear, I'm your treasure.
Husband Yes, but you are not burled.
Mrs. Knlcker They say a fool and
his money are soon parted. Mrs.
Bocker It isn't so. George Is a per
fect Idiot, and I can't get a cent out of
him.-
HlgginB Would you look at old
Smith out In that drenching rain! He
looks to be up against it Wiggins
Yes; he la even too poor to raise an
umbrella.
Miss Screecher Papa Is thinking of
giving my voice a trial. Mr. Blunt
lelgh Well, I hope for your sake he'll
not select a Jury from among your
neighbors.
Pete Did yer hear about Paul, de
bunko man? Why, he "done" de freaks
In de sldo show out of their wages.
Jim H'm! I suppose yer'd say he was
"doing" wonders.
Fitrst Citizen What do you think of
this Idea of an army of the unem
ployed marching to Washington? Sec
ond Citizen That's nothing new. It
happens every four years.
"But we we shall not begin our
married life with a secret, shall we,
dearest?" "No, dearest," be mur
mured; "there's p el otnyfaolntaoin
mured; "there's plenty of time."
Hamlet People speak In high terms
of Dr. Wise. Towne Yes; but he
Isn't always consistent. For Instance,
ho told me that I must avoid excite
ment, and the very next day he sent
mo bis bill.
"Tommy," said the surprised mother
as sho caught him In the act of taking
tbe fifth slice of cake, "aren't you for
getting yourself?" "No, ma," chuck
led Tommy; "I am remembering my
self pretty well."
Proud Father Rick, my boy, if you
live up to your oration you'll be an
bonor to the family. Valedictorian I
expect to do better than that, father.
I am going to try to live up to the
baccalaureate sermon.
She There Is Just one little bit of
millinery that I desire most. He
(crossly) You needn't say any more,
I won't buy It for you. She Don't be
afraid. You'll never get the bill for It
It's a widow's bonnet
"I don't see what right you have to
turn up your antennae at me," said the
clam. "I am as good as you are." "I
deny It," said the lobster. "Anybody
can be a clam, but In order to be a
lobster one has to be born a lobster."
Mr. Mamon Edgar, what do the
market reports say today? Edgar
(rending) Butter strong, coffee set
tled, feathers light, ru bbreshrd'.upu
tied, feathers light, rubber elastic,
cheese active. "How's lead and iron?"
"Both heavy."
Sam What makes Pete look so
mad? Remus Wh7, de man In de
white tio said he'd find somothln' un
der the plate riat wud interest him.
Sara Was It a dime? Remus No; it
was a newspaper article laylu' forth
de evil of tippln'.
The Liberty Bell In New York City.
Although the Liberty bell came to
New York today for the first time
there was no demonstration made over
the precious relic of 1776. It passed
through the metropolis like a consign
ment of structural iron. Members of
tho committee representing Philadel
phia escorting tho bell said that re
quests had been sent from nearly
every town and city between Boston
and Philadelphia to allow the people
to see .the relic, but no such request
came from Now York. So it happened
that while 10,000 baseball dervishes
gathered at the bulletin boards, no sin
gio person in New York did honor to
the symbol of American freedom.
FltUburg Dispatch.
The Cynical Bachelor.
"Marriage," says the Cynical Bache
lor, "is often only a life sentence at
bard labor." Philadelphia Record.
PrtOMiNtwT PEOPtS.
Tbomns A. Edison Is on enthuslnstle
all-around nutoinoblllst.
Queen Alexnndrn lins become ns pop
Olnr in Irclnnd ns King Edward.
Emperor Wllllnm of tlermnnr Is so i
Infnlunted with the nutnmolule thnt he
Is neglecting his ordinary borsebnclc -exercise.
Trlnre Ilerlwrt Rlsmnrck lift asked
Trofeaaor Erich Nnrcks, the hlogrnpher
of Emprrnr William I., to write A lire
of his ffllher.
Trofeaaor W. E. Olivet, of Bnltlmore,
tins been Appointed instructor of mod
ern InngnsRp at the Nnvnl Academy,
Annapolis, Mil.
Trofesaor Willis L. Moore, Chief of
the Weather Bureau, tnkis a trip In
Europe to consult foreign weather offi
cials on meteorologies) conditions.
John W. Bnles, of Weymouth, Mass.,
hns In his peirsesslon the original olii
flint-lock rifle noed by John L. Burns
nt flettysburg, to whom n monument
hns been dedicated on the battlefield.
Former Governor Botes Is now living
In retlrciient on bis lirpo fnnn n-nr
Eldorn. Io'vn. He lins need rapidly
since the death of bis son. A vnlunlloit
of $."00,000 hns been placed on bl
farm. i
By the will of Rpeneer C. Dof.r, of
Yonkers, N. Y.. the deseendnnts of the
Mayflowers pl""ers 0f ;ow York
come Into poscHlon of n smnll wooden
trunk which came over lu the fnmou
ship.
Clnrkson Hrnry Tredirold. who hn
come to the front of South African
politics ns the newly appointed Attor
ney General of Southern Rhndesln, -was.
formerly Solicitor General nt Bnlnway.
He hns been a lawyer for fourteen
yenrs.
Sir Frederick Treves, the fnmou
English surgeon who hns Just retired,
established a rrcord In performing MOfr
consecutive operations for appendicitis
without s death. He hates the ordin
ary nnme of the trouble, which Is of
Amerlrnn origin, nnd prefers "bcrl-tynhlitIs.,,
SPORTING BREVITIEti
Mismrook I. nnd Columbia will racs
after the America's Cup series.
W. B. Fenn beat Iver Law son In a
five-mile cycle race at Belleville, N. J.
Prince of Orange won the 2.08 trot
ting purse at Detroit's Grand Circuit
meeting.
Joe Pointer gnlned a pacing record of
l.or,' at tbe Cleveland Grand Circuit
meeting.
W. K. Vanderbllt's Marigold ran see
end In the Prix Ragorsky at Malsons
Laffltte, France.
"Danny" Maher, who was Injured
by an automobile accident In England
several weeks ago, has recovered.
The bay colt Rlttersporn, by Charles
Derby, 2.20, -won the German Derby, at
Berlin, over a field of eleven starters.
The pneer Clipper, 2.0ft, by Diablo-,
will be brought East from California
to take part in a few meetings late lu
tbe fall.
Wylle C. Grnnt and Robert Le Roy.
national Indoor tennis champions. snllect
from New York City for Europe. to
piny In several tournaments there.
The health of Harry Vardon, the pro
fessional golfer nnd open chninplon of
Great Britain, hns broken down and
he hns been ordered to rest until late
In tbe autumn.
The lmdge nnd license Issued to
"Tommy" Powers, steeplechase rider,
have been revoked on charges made by
a Cnnndinn turfman concerning a race
at Montreal two years ngo.
A good many of the best golfers of
to-dny hnve departed from the old or
thodox theory of a loose right hand for
the drive. Some grip the club well
home In the right palm and get sur
prisingly good results. ,
Funds hnve been subscribed or are
promised nlrendy to enable a British
tenm to come to the United States In
lf04 to endeavor to recapture the
Pnlran trophy. It Is stated that the
Norwegians also will send a tenm to
the United States for next yeav's
ma tea.
Bronzes In Parks.
A fine bronze Is especially valuable
In park where the dark green and
browns of the metal blend splendidly
with the softer russets and greens of
the foliage. Nothing could be finer
In this way than the groups of horses
by MscmonnJes at tbe southern en
trance of Prospect Park, In Brooklyn.
If one would experience a most unique
and powerful artistic sensation he
should happen upon them on a win
ter day Just at sunset. The rugged
silhouets of these splendid groups
against tbe sky or their broken masses
blending with the naked trunks and
branches of the trees of the park, are
a fine revelation of the picturesque
possibilities of sculpture. The great
group- of Rodin, of the "Bourgeois d
Calais," Is grandly cy.deled for broozs
effect.
The ethnographic collections in the
British Museum havo received an im
portant addition by the present which
the Prince of Wales has made to that
Institution of the valuable series of on
Jets of native workmanship accumu
lated by him during his cruise in the
Ophlr. Several of the specimens are of
great rarity, and will make good de
ficiencies in the museum collection by
adding material which the authorities
have long endeavored to obtain.
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