When I hm art, bit dearest, Slug no sad songs for me) tMnnt ttinn no room at roy bead, Nor shndy cypress tree. Be I lie croon prarw above me With shower and dew-drops we And If thou wilt, remrmher, And if thou wilt, iorgi tl THE WAYWARDNESS OF LOVE. I was Bitting by the river with the duchess. She was deep in thought. T was not thinking more than I could kelp. Across the sparkling water tho trees were green and gold, with hore and there a gleam of silver or a band of black. The birds were woo.ng ar dently in the tree tops; indeed, oao practical fellow seemed already to be making furniture for the home, or, at least, sawing the necessary wood. There was scarcely a breath to Move the rashes, and the fish slumbered peacefully in the cool depths of the river, or glided slowly beneath their water lily sunshades. Now and then the little water fairies shot up from the bottom of the river in their bub ble boats and flew to Join their play mates in the clouds, to return when the rain should come, seated on the falling drops. But the beauty that surrounded her brought no peace to the ir.lnd of the duchess. "It's such a suitable match," he remarked, rousing me from a rev erie. "Perhaps Lady Marlon might not think so," said I, aware of what was troubling my companion. "Fiddlesticks! She's a sensible gitl!" "Marriages are not made by being sensible," I remarked. "That's my opinion." "Not exclusively. Your husband told toe The attitude of the duchess "iraed me to desist. "Besides, he Is much older than Mar Ion, and immensely rich," I continued. "Her motives might be mistaken. Now, If I were to marry you " "Heaven forbid!" exclaimed tho duchess, adding, more thoughtfully, "though I shouldn't have to worry heaven about It." "Let us say, then, an old lady." "Is it a parallel case?" My better nature asserted itself. "No," said I. It is so often the duty of one's tet ter nature to tell a falsehood. And really she does not look her yean. "That'syptgar.'-' sighed the duooess; "I'm as old as the hills. And I don't .kip like young sheep, either." There was Silence for a moment. I remember wondering how the duchess would look skipping like a young sheep. I think the heat had softened if not partially melted my brain. But my companion retained her mental strength. "Wlnterton himself is the chief diffi culty," she said, presently. "He wants bringing to the point" "You can lead a man to the point, but you can't make him sit on It," he murmured. "Crackling thorns!" ejaculated the duchess. "Do try to be sensible." I Bhook my head sadly. The thing seemed so impossible just then. "He's not sentimental enough. He wants stirring up." I could only think of hatpins, but dared not suggest them. "If they were together, under suit able conditions" "Moonlight?" I suggested, Tve tried that" "Mixed with music?" "I don't see how it could be ar ranged." Then a 'brilliant Idea flashed into my brain. "Have Peter Macnulty play to them!" I cried. The duchess sat tip. "Yon are really a wonderful man, MasBingham. Just when I'm thinking your mind Is permanently gone you sparkle like this. Mr. Macnulty is the very man." "With the man in the moon to help." . "But how are we to mix them?" I thought for a moment, and then aet my scene. "Wlnterton and Marlon must bo in veigled on to the terrace; you and I will be seated In a dark corner ol tho room." "I shall feel like Guy Pawkos!" "The moon, luckily full just now, will be In Its usual place; and in the far end of the room Macnulty will play soft love music as no one else can play it shaping destinies with his Auger t'.ps he deus ex piano!" "It's magnificent!" cried the duchess, as I sank back exhausted In my chair. "But how are we to get Macnulty?" "I know his address lit London. "Write to him." The duchess rose. "This very moment," she said. "You're a wonderful creature, John, though no one would think It to look at you or bear you talk. I'm eternally In your debt" "Perhaps It won't work.'" "It shall work," said the duchess, and swept away over the grass. n spite of her age, few women could walk like her. I noticed that as I lit a cigar. Then I began to think of Peter Mao ulty. A little man. Inclined to stout jmss, wttfe a merry laugh and bright ys; a good companion and a thor ough sportsman. We bad faced a tlgor together and Macnulty found his Shoulder Just in time to prevent un pleasant consequences for me. But Macnulty shooting tigers was Just a quiet plucky little Englishman, with a certain dry humor and forget fulness of self that mads him a capital flMBpanion. There are (it Is a matter ONO. I "ha., not see the shadows, 1 shall not feel the Mini ' I ("hall not hoar the nightingale Hlng on an if in pnlnt And dreaming through the twilight Thnt doth not rise nor et, lliiply I may remember. And haply may forget I Christina Roimettt. for congratulation) thousands like him in this little island of ours. But Mac nulty et tho picnic. Then you forgot the plump little body, and the shock of red hair. And when he had done with you when he had made you laugh and cry, and love and hate, and stirred and tickled your very soul with his muslo then he was your master, and you could never think of him In quite the same way again. That he was the very best man to suit the purpose of the duchess, I had no doubt. I decided that Then. I fell asleep. I felt I needed rest. But It is the difficulty that is unfore seen that spoils the best laid plan; the runner that leaps the highest hedge trips over the hidden root Next day came a bolt from the blue. Macnulty refused the Invitation of the duchess. He was In town, and gave no reason. But there was no trace of indecision In his reply. He would not come. "Why not? What's the matter with the man?" said the duchess to me, when she announced the news. "He's been here before." "That could not be. I suppose " "I fed him well. . What more does a man want?" There was certainly truth in that. "You must get him for me. It was your plan." "I shall have to go to town," I sighed. "Thero's a train at 8 tomorrow morning. You shall be called at 6." I murmured my thanks. "Be back to dinner but you shan't have any unless you bring him with you." "The gallant knight will ride forth on the quest," I exclaimed. "He will capture the recreant or" "He won't get any dinner," added the duchess, who has no soul for tho romantic. "You may rely on me," said I. "You were always fond of your meals," she murmured. Next morning, to my Indignation, (the gallant knight being sleepy), I was awakened at an early hour, and my hostess herself saw me driving off to the station to catch the train she had selected. When I arrived In London I went di rectly to Macnulty'a chambers, and was sufficiently fortunate to find him at home. He greeted me warmly. "I thought you were rusticating picking daisies and drinking milk, you know," he said. "I have been. Not milk, though," I answered. "I've been with the South- boroughs." "I had an invitation." "We'll go back together this even ing." "But I refused it. I think of run ning over to Paris the end of the week." "From the frying pan to the Are. London's hot enough, but Paris be sides, the duchess wants you at Eo cleston." "It's very flattering!" "You're a charming young man when you're nicely dressed. She Is very fond of you." Macnulty pondered. 'Is Is Lady Marlon there?" he in quired presently. I thought a moment. There was a meaning In that question that might explain his mysterious refusal. It had not occurred to me before. "What's that got to do" "Oh, nothing nothing! " said Mac nulty, Jumping up from his scat "Come out and lunch with me." With my dinner trembling In the balance, I thought the suggestion excellent-There Is no doubt that a good meal undermines a man's moral character. He feels comfortable and peaceful. He wants to know why he shouldn't do the thing he ought not, and finds be has forgotten the many reasons that bad suggested themselves before luncheon. Probably, if no one stops him, be does it It was so with Peter Macnulty. We caught an afternoon train, to Eccle ston to act promptly. Macnulty was carefully fed (I had no reason to com plain myself), and when the mcoon climbed over the treetops, she saw us all assembled In the great drawing- room that looked out on the stone ter race where In olden times many wom en had waved adieu with dainty ker chiefs to their knights riding to the war, there to do great deeds for their love. Here, too, was a great deed to be done for love; not by a knight in shining armor, but by a little fat man at a plana Only be did not know he was to do It, which spoiled the ro mance. I have always (except. Indeed, ouce In my life) gazed at the game of life as a spectator, and found much amuse ment and at times not a little sorrow. in Its contemplation. Here was a seen that would be interesting. With all the power, and, I did not doubt, the will as well, to use bis muslo for his wn ends, Macnulty was to aid bis rival with It I felt I ought io warn him. But then, the duchess And, after all, Che woman would choose for herself. It could but hasten the aevs- opment The duchess displayed considerable skill In arranging her tableau. Winter ton' and Marion were lured on to the terrace (by a suggestion that the park was well worth looking at in the moonlight), Macnulty was cajoled to the piano, and the duchess herself took a seat by my side. But then matters went awry. After Allaying a few soft, low chords and let ting his fingers run gently over the keys for a minute Macnulty broke sud denly Into one of the wild, grand mel odies of his native land. There were the skirl of the pipes, the shouts of the tribesmen, and the clang of their broadswords all the wild bar barism of a fierce battle of the clans. It stirred the blood In my veins. I, too, grasped a claymour, and bounded over the heather, ailed with a wild lust of slaying. There was a kilt around my waist, and I felt the sharp sting of the heather on my bare knees. I would shout and kill kill and my arms would never tire while the shriek ing of the pipes rang In my ears. Presently I looked up. The duchess was standing by me, with her hand on my shoulder. "This will never do," she whispered. "The music has not moved her. Possi bly she found It difficult to imagine herself In a kilt." I looked out on to the terrace. Wln terton was tapping with his foot and looking at the moonlight country. "Tell him to play something soft," said the duchess. I rose obediently and walked across the room. I am approaching middle age, and In clined to stoutness, so that surprise at my request for something sentimental was but natural. I felt I must furnish an excuse, so I pointed to the couple on the terrace. "They would like It more," I said softly. I was determined he should know what be had to do. Macnulty' face grew very grave. "Did she usk for it?" He was thinking of Marlon, I sub stituted the duchess. "Yes." said I. He turned sharply away from me and laid his hands on the keys. I returned to my seat. The duchess was smiling. Then Macnulty began to play, at first softly, as of a lover thinking; then louder, in a passlonat appeal. I saw Wlnterton's hand steal slowly toward Marion's, and close over it. (The duch ess leaned a little forward in her chair). But the hand underneath was gently twisted away, and Marlon rose. I could see her lips move, and then she came through the doors into the room. Her mother gasped audibly, and for a moment I though she would have bar red her entrance, but she sank back again into her chair. In the dim light I could not see her expression. I was sorry for that. Marlon walked to the piano, but Macnulty continued plaflng as if he did not see her. But it was no longer music that he played; it was the man himself speaking, a passionate torrent of words. Wlnterton leaned over the terrace, and I saw s gleam of a match. He had lit a cigar. For a few seconds we re mained motionless; then I rose and went out on the terrace, and, to my surprise, the duchess followed me. I think she wanted more air than the room afforded, and did not realize the danger that lurked under the softly shaded lamp that stood by the piano. She had scarcely gained the terrace when the music stopped. The duchess and I turned quickly and looked into the room. Macnulty had risen and was standing by the piano, holding both Marion's hands In his. The duch ess bounded (I can see no other word) into the room. Macnulty sat down again quickly. "Marlon," she cried. "Yes," responded that young lady, quietly. Macnulty's hands came down heav ily on the keys. Again the pipes shrieked out their music, but now in wild strains of triumph and rejoicing. For the Clan Macnulty had won a victory. Of course, the duchess was annoyed, but Mr. and Mrs. Peter Macnulty were very bappy. The Lady's Realm. Havana's Cemetery. Havana's cemetery is typical of the burying places of all Spanish-America n countries. It consists of a wall eight to ten feet thick, honeycombed with niches for the reception of coffins and surrounding a plot of land which la sever used for burial purposes, and is usually in a neglected condition. The cemetery is run by the municipal au thorities and the niches are rented. The payment required upon the seal ing of one of these holes in the wall Insures an undisturbed resting place for its contents for three or five years from that time, according to the par ticular custom of the locality. Then an annual rental must be paid for a pe riod of 25 years, at the end of which time the tenant gets a title In perpe tuity. But how few ever find a last resting place In one of these niches is shown by the fact that, despite ths tremendous Increase in population since It was built two or tree centu ries ago, the cemetery has never jwen enlarged, and there are always plenty of vacancies. Upon default of pay ment of the rental the bones are raked out tf the lncbe, and it is ready for the next occupant. The bones are placed In one corner of the cemetery and there, at least, they lie undis turbed through the passing years as the pile constantly grows larger. . Reason for it Reggy And you really believe h tells the truth? PerrT Oh, uo doubt about It He'i taken it up as a fad. Detroit Frei JPrssB, CHANGES IN TIIE MAP. FEW OF THE EUROPEAN COUN TRIES MAINTAIN THEIR OLD BOUNDARIES. Only Four Remain Intsct Great Brit ain, Norway, Spain and Swtxer Isnd the Sams Germany, Italy and Turkey Rejuvenated Some Kalel doscople Rectifications. The events of the past 100 years or to have wrought many Important changes in the map of Europe and have esulted In the righting of some wrongs snd perhaps In the perpetuation of oth ers whosa full effects are not yet felt The history of the centuries before it a history of struggles, a story of ag grandizement, the clashing of conflict ing interests, are always worthy of study says the Church Chronical. Take the map of 100 years ago and the map of today, put them side by side, and one is struck by the small number of countries that have escaped change. Great Britain, Spain,, Switzer land and Norway remain colored as they were 100 years ago; all else bave assumed a different outline or a dif ferent color. Some states bave disap peared, others amalgamated, and some have sprung up that were hardly dreamed of before. Right In the centre of the map, where was the confedera tion of the Rhine, and Prussia and Si lesia In a different tint to the north, all covered yellow, is now a multiplici ty of tints. We have a purple-tinted Oerman empire, a sea-green Austria Hungary. The pink hue of France in the earlier map spreads northward over Belgium and the Netherlands and southeastward over Italy. On the oth er hand, the yellow tint over Russia has overspread the Duchy of Warsaw, figured In deep orange a century ago, and Turkey, which seemed tottering to her fall when last century was young, though still existing, Is much attenu ated, for in the northeast corner there are the separate states of Servla, Rou mania, and Bulge-a. These kaleidoa oolc changes have each Its individual story and we trace them back, most of tbem, to the French revolution, which was responsible for more changes in the map of Europe than any other event In modern times. Before this occurrence Poland had been absorbed by Russia, Prussia had risen to greatness, Sweden bad fallen from her temporary hegemony In northern Europe, the Spanish Netherlands had belonged since 1713 to the house of Austria,, and the French Bourbons held parts of Italy. With the French revolution began that series of changes by which Napo leon extended his empire all over Qer many west of the Rblne, over large areas In northern Grmany, embracing the Netherlands and most of Italy, part being Incorporated with the empire and part held by himself as king of Italy, while his brother was king of Spain and his brother-in-law king of Naples, It was a wonderful piece of aggran dizement This aggrandizement was however, not destined to survive, When Nemesis overtook Napoleon France shrank to her original dimen sions, the minor German princes con federated, with Austria at their head; Italy was parcelled out into principali ties, Austria taking the Venetian do minions and the' Netherlands becoming again a kingdom, though afterward split up Into Holland and Belgium. The most Important chango of all has been that In Germany, which, from being "a mere geographical expres sion," applied to a number of German speaking states, obtained in 1871 that unity which had been a dream of ages. When Napoleon overthrew the Holy Roman empire in 1S06, there grew up confederations which oscillated toward and were dominated in turn by Prus sia on the one hand and Austria on the other. Midway in the century it seemed as though a German empire would be achieved in connection with Prussia, but Frederick IV. in a half hearted way, refused the Imperial crown, and through the irritation of Austria against her exclusion from tho confederation he scheme was delaye:! tor a couple of decades. It was not un til the Italians were victorious under Cavour that the movement obtained a freeh Impetus, and when Prussia had beaten Austria at the battle of Konlg gratz, the great northern federation was formed, Hanover, Hesse-Cassel and the Danish duchies being joined to Prussia and Austria being kept out altogether. The south German states also formed a confederation in alliance with the north, and five years later the king of Prussia was proclaimed emperor of a united Germany in' the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Next to the founding of the German empire ranks the unification of Italy. When Napoleon's power was upset the map of Italy showed a kingdom of Sar dinia, a kingdom of Naples, the papal states, with various independent duch ies, and Austria having a large holding in the fertile regions of the north. The first movement came from the emperor of Austria, who caused himself to be crowned at Milan as king of Lombardy and Venice, but Austria becoming tem porarily paralyzed by an insurrection in Vienna and Hungary's claim for In dependence, a movement for the uni fication of Italy commenced. Mazlnl Inflamed the national feeling against Austria, aud, when an Insur rection broke out in Milan, the king of Sardinia declared war against Austria, and RadeUky, the Austrian general, had to retreat But the sanguinary struggle thus begun ended In favor of Austria, and for 10 years, during which Austria dominated the whole of Italy, no further move ment was undertaken. Then Cavour came upon the scene as minister of the youthful Victor Emmanuel, king of Piedmont and Sardinia, and, formed an I alliance with Napoleon III In 1169, they won the batle of Magenta, occu pled Milan, and had occupied Bolfer Ino, when Napoleon came suddenly to terms with Austria It seemed as though a death blow hnd been given to Italian unity, but Victor Emman uel and Cavour were not cowed by he defection of Napoleon. And now a new hero came forward. Garibaldi, with bis volunteers, destroyed the Bourbon dynasty in Sicily, and tho Independent duchies, one after the other, declared for the young Pledmontese king. Ven ice regained its freedom In I860, and in 1870, when the Italian forces took Rome and forced the pope to take up the role of prisoner of the Vatican, the final stage of Italian unity was reached. MONOCLES IN KANSAS. Tne Burning Ambition of 8enator F. Djmont Smith For Culture. F. Dumont Smith, state senator from the 3Stu district, Is responsible for tho Introduction of tho monocle Into the short grass section of Kansas. Mr. Smith has prepared an Ingenious defense of his action, and, as be Is a candidate for re-election, it cannot be known whether or not bis defence Is accepted until the votes of the district in the November election are counted. Senator Smith has been suspected for several years of a desire to Introduce "genuine" culture into the prairie country and his ability to wear a mon ocle lias plven him his opportunity. Several years ago be took home with him from Topeka a package of blue grass seed and had visions of a lawn of the finest Kentucky grass which should otend from Great Bend to Sy racuse. His dream ended when the last spear of sickly green grass with ered tinder the rays of the July sun. Now he believes be has set an exam ple which will lead every cow punch er In bis district to adopt the monorlo ami that In time It will be possiMo lor stramjo-rs to recognize a resident of the district by the character of glass ho wears. Senator Smith enys he has adopted tho monoclo because he believes that he s'jonld no longer delude his con stituents into believing that he. tins two eyes. He says only one of his eyes has rendered hlra any service for yer.rs, nnd be knows no necessity for wearing the two glasses. Mr. Smith says he bps worn tho monocle six mouths, but, as he Is just returning from Chicago, it is believed that ho adopted the reform In that city and Is waiting here for the news to reach the short grass country. Then, If there Is too lug an uproar, he can discard, tho single plrtss and declare the story a lalirlcntloii. Senator Smith was asked today how bis boom to succeed But ton, In the United States senate Is progressing and told the following story to illustrate It: "My boom Is something like 'Bill Sterret s elephant. It Is not as dan gerous as It seemed. 'Bill' Sterret had been drunk several days and a'.-'oI;e one morning to ' find an ele phant In his room. The animal was of enormous size. Its back touched tho colling and It so completely filled tho room that Its trunk reposed on Bill's bed. Sterret never hnd had experi ence with elephants and did not know what be could do to get rid of the creature. While he was trying to solve the problem, tho elephant backed out of tho roora through tho keyhole." Kansas City Star. A Fr'jhtful Accident. A laborer wes on his way to his work the other morning as a "through" train was about to pass a little Btatlon, where a crowd had assembled for the "way" train, duo In a few moments. A child who had strayed to the edge of the platform seemed about to lose her balanro In her effort to get a good vlow of tho oncoming engine. Quick as a flash the workman jumped forward, tossed tho child back to a placo of safety, and was himself grazed by tho, cylinder, which rolled him over on the platform pretty roughly. Several pooplo hastened to his as- alntance, but he rose uninjured, nl though with a face expressive of grave concern. "Confound It! Just my luck!" he exclaimed, drawing a colored hand' kerchief, evidently containing lunch eon, from his pocket and examining it ruefully. "What is It?" Inquired the onlook ers. "Why, the salt and peppor's all over the rhubarb pie, and the eggs well, I kept telling her something would happen If she didn't boll 'em harder!" Youth's Companion, Not Her Business. Mrs, Plummor Is one of the gentle clinging women who are guarded and guided by some strona; and well-balanced member of the sterner sex as long as they live. When Mr. Plum mer died sho was overcome by grief and a sense of helplessness. "Now, my doar Emily, what are all these bills?" asked her cousin one day, when Mrs. Plummor bad been a widow nearly six months. "They are gas bills." said Mrs. Plummer, looking apathetically at a small pile of pink slips, "and those blue ones are telephone bills. The; are beginning to comnlaln at the tele phone office, and they've said some thing about taking out the telephone, and the gas company has shut off the gas already, I eat In the dark last night" "Well, but why on earth don't you pay the bills?" asked ber bewildered relative. Mrs. Plummer looked at ber guest with reproachful, tear-filled eyes. "George Has always paid the gas and telephone bills," she said plaint lively. "I supposed you'd understand. Youth's Companion. Remember The Little Memberl Ton may keep your feet from slipping And your blind from evil den In, Hut to puiird your tuiiguu from trip ping, What iincenKtng earn It needs! Be you old or ue you young, Oh, Ill-wore, Take good euro Of the tittle-tattle, tell-tale tonguel Ton tnny feel Inclined to quarrel With the doetrino thnt I prenrh lut the sounilneon of the moral fad experience will tench i lie It eulil or be it sung Everywhere, Oh, lien-nre Of tho tittle-tattle, tell-tnle tonsuel Henry John-tone, lu St. Nicholas. Tender Animal Mothers. A wild beast tamer of long experi ence tells some interesting things of the affection of animals for thoir young. He had an eltphant once, ho says, who did all lu her power to spoil her young one. She fussed over It and cuddled It up so that when over time came for it to leave the cage It was simply unmanageable. When one of the men made a bold move to ward the baby he was promptly butted In the stomach and bowled over in a peculiar way which the youngster had of expressing his feelings toward those whom he disliked. At last, by a ruso, the mother and don were separated. But there was no such thing as keep ing them apart The baby rubbed the kln off its forehead and trunk, try ing to get through the bars, and both wailed so long and piteously that the keeper was obliged to put them to gether again. A shy baby camel that passed through the hands of this same train er refused to look uflon the world except (from its favorite station, be tween its mother's legs. The mother, too, would show her displeasure at any effort toward intimacy by spit ting violently at every one In sight The kangasoo also is very fond of her offspring, and will patiently carry It about long after It Is ready to hop on its own account. But for a display of pure affection the mother monkey beats any other animal, and when there is an addition to the family circle there Is general rejoicings A baby monkey sticks fast by its mother, and asleep or awake it seems always In her thoughts. How Rsts Outwitted s Msn. There is a story told of a certain hotel In a large city where the rats Increased despite dogs, cats and fer rets. A few were bagged with a rifle, but soon they grew too wary for that Traps and poison were matters of household experience, and even tho young and inexperienced In ratdora know enough to avoid them. Then the manager hit upon another ex pedient. Ho swung a lid on s barrel with a swlved, filled the barrel half full of water and fastened a lump of cheese In tho centre of tho lid. As soon as a rat alighted on either side of the lid, over he would go Into the barrel, and for a while rats wero drowned by ihn dc.-on Then It was evident that they had held a rat council, for the number ot victims grew steadily smaller. Some times of a morning there would be two or thrco rats In the barrel; oftcner there would bo none at all. The ob servant manager felt that they were all the time trying to figure out how to got that cheese. Sometimes two rats would' got on tho edge of the bar rel opposite one another at the same time, and balance the lid as they crtjt In toward the centre. This worked well until one or the other forgot tho need for caution, when both fell In. Finally cno old rat mastered the game. For several nights the cheese disappeared, and there was no rat there In tho morning to show for It. One night the manager caught the rat In the act of dropping from some ot tho pipes right In the centre of the lid. Ho balanced himself tor a mo ment, then quietly nibbled at the cbcese. When be had satisfied him self be carefully moved off along the line of the swivel and dropped to the floor, safe. "That was the point where I gave It up," said the manager, in telling the story. "Tbero are some other people figuring on It now, but the kind ot man who is able to beat those rats will probably be able to command a higher salary than I can afford to pay." Tribuue Farmer. ' Firing at Unseen Marks. Now that the United States govern nent Is experimenting in building a naval cannon for which a range ot more than 20 miles Is claimed, the possibility is opened that some day in the future there will be a battle between ships and forts that are so far apart that neither can see the other. Until the last few years the army rather thought that it bad the better ot the navy In the way of rifled can non of Immense weight and power. Naturally there Is a limit to the size and weight of a cannon Intended for a ship; but for land defenses, whore the guns are fixed In place once ant for all, there Is no limit whatsoever, and the slxteen-lncn gun seemed to be ths last word. "But now, if the government suc ceeds In getting a type of gun that combines lightness with unheard of power, so that It can firs a projectile to a distance of mors than twanty miles, the army will hare a black ysr for a gun that can shoot more thasj twenty miles really Is ot HtUt- use to a fort This Is because a ship cannot be seen very much beyond that distance. It Is bull down then, owlug to the curvature of the earth. And, ot course, If the ship Is Invisible, there I no use in shooting at It. But tho ship can Just as well shoot at the fort even If It cannot see the land; for the men on the ship know exactly where the foit Is and can not move away, while the men In the fort never can tell where the ship Is, and if they did now and then get Its range, the vessel can move away in an Instant. But there is one respect In which the forts still will remain ahead of the ship that Is In the amount of protection tht they can utilize. There Is, of course, no limit to the mountains of earth which the army engineers can pile over and around their batteries. And no steel plate ever made is as effective In stopping; a projectile ss Is plain, common dirt A good earth work will stop the mightiest of the new halt-ton steel shells, with all the'r a; mor penetrating devices. The Toe can throw In as many explosives as ho pleases; the modern earthwork Is so constructed that It will practically repair Itself. Ordi nary breaches in It are closed up al most automatically by the dirt that slides into the cavity from above. So, even if a fleet should at last get an armament that would enable it to lie so far away that curvature of the earth hides it utterly from the gunners in forts, the ships might pound away for many days and yet do little damage. New York Press. Chenchu at ths Toyman's Shop. It was the fifth day of the fifth month, and one of the greatest holi days of the Chinese year, the spring festival. A fair was being held at the largest Buddhist temple in the city, and both Chenchu and her brother, Yushan, were to be allowed to go. Tho large black mule was hitched to the cart the ofucial cart with red wheels, notched tires, two window on each side, and a red oilcloth band around the bed or body of the cart It was like a very large Saratoga trunk on two wheels, and would bave been rough to ride In but for the fact that It WB. 1 ! 1 I .11. V. I h .v HLI1 1 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 VVIIU LUBUIUUH. Both children and the old nurse were packed In the cart, while one servant walked on each side with one hand on the shaft, and another led the mule. They went Just as fast as the legs of the servants could carry tbem, bumplty, bump! bumplty, bump! over tho rough streets, with clouds of dust following them all the way. When they reached the temple, you could) have written your name with your finger in the dust on their fine silk garments. But what did they care for dustf Besides one of the servants soon brushed it all off with a piece of silk tied to tho end of a stick, with which every cart is provided. There were too many attractions to allow tbem to think of dust, or of anything else except the many things there were to hear and sea and eat and drink. It was like Fourth of July or Bunker Hill day on Boston common, with many other side shows and entertain monts added to tho list First and foromost, before they en tered tho gato, was the peanut man, with Chinese peanuts, American pea nuts, hulled peanuts, salted peanuts, sugared peanuts peanuts In every ffll-m I V- II t M'HI 1 1 . 1 rlt.nnl t V. A .,, Inn. of the child. Next to him, but just Inside the gato, was the toyman; and, as they entered, Chenchu, forgetting for the moment that sho was the daughter of a great official, and realizing that she was only a little girl, exclaimed; "O nurse. Just look at the toys!" " "Yes," said the nurse, "would you, like to buy some?" But as she spoke the toy-seller turn ed from a poor little girl who did not have money enough to buy the doll she wanted, saying: "No, if you do not have the money, you cannot have the doll. What will the little lady have?' this last to Chen chu. " W 1 n f AnAa alia .nfH i,1.l -.V chu, pointing to the poor little girl. "She wants the large doll, but she does not have money enough to buy it" "How much Is It?" Chenchu con tinued. "Twelve cents," said he, adding two cents to the price he had juBt asked the little one. "Give it to me," she said. And, tak ing it in her arms, she placed it gent ly in the arms of the others saying: "Do you like it? Nurse will give, him the money. Would you like any thing else?" "You are very kind," said the little girl, with a polite bow and a thank you. "I would not dare to ask for anything else." "Yes, she wanted this cart,' said) the toyman, with an eye to business; "but if she could not buy the doll, she certainly could not buy both." "Would the cart make you happy?" asked Chenchu; "because my papa let me do whatever I wish that will make any one happy," looking at her nurse. The nurse paid the money without a word as though It was something; she was accustomed to doing. Tbem purchasing a toy or two for Chenchu, they walked on, leaving the little girl very happy with her doll and cart Isaac T. Headland, in Our Lit tle Chinese Cousin. The bill for a 130,000 railway map, to be used by the government, recently proposed, has been approved by the senate committee on Interstate oota- mere.
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